stansted airport news stories
Stansted is the third busiest airport in the UK and the 49th busiest in the world. With over 34 scheduled and charter airlines serving 160 destinations across 34 countries, and with 18.0 million passengers passing through it in 2011 (down 2.8% on 2010), many leading budget airlines have made the airport their base.
Below we have collated all of the latest stansted airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
February 2012
09.02.12 Ryanair announce new Warsaw flights
06.02.12 Stansted Airport plane emergency
05.02.12 CAA publish airline add-ons price comparison table
04.02.12 Ryanair passengers down 6%
04.02.12 Ryanair announce new Budapest routes after Malev fails
02.02.12 BAA lose Stansted sale appeal
01.02.12 BAA abandon Stansted runway plans; to sell homes
January 2012
30.01.12 Ryanair report profits; raise guidance
30.01.12 Ryanair plans share buybacks and dividends next year
29.01.12 Ryanair report record jubilee weekend bookings
28.01.12 Spanish airline Spanair fails stranding 23,000 passengers
27.01.12 Belgian general strike to hit flights on Monday
26.01.12 Bruising on man lifted from seat at Stansted contributed to death
25.01.12 Ryanair announce new Budapest routes from Birmingham, Bristol and Stansted
24.01.12 Stansted has record on track performance
22.01.12 Stansted gave over £300,000 to local charities last year
15.01.12 Ryanair to launch Malta flights from Stansted and Bournemouth
13.01.12 Stansted mid stay parking deal
12.01.12 Stansted falls behind Manchester as passengers decline
11.01.12 Ryanair to open Cyprus base; launch Stansted flights
10.01.12 Ryanair to introduce €0.25 levy to cover ETS costs
10.01.12 Ryanair passengers up 5% in 2011 to 76m
06.01.12 Ryanair passengers down 5 percent
05.01.12 Stansted Express launch website / mobile ticketing option
01.01.12 Stansted staff Christmas cards money helps hospice
December 2011
31.12.11 Travel agents name Ryanair ‘villain of the year’
30.12.11 Prince Harry flies easyJet
29.12.11 Stansted ‘green’ accreditation renewed
23.12.11 Excessive debit card fees to be banned
22.12.11 Cyprus Airways resume Stansted – Larnaca flights
14.12.11 Which? readers love Swiss; hate Ryanair and Thomas Cook
13.12.11 5000 back online campaign to ban ‘sexist’ Ryanair advert
12.12.11 Ryanair launch Stansted – Barcelona flights
10.12.11 Ryanair increase bag fees again
06.12.11 Ryanair passengers down 8%
05.12.11 Stansted leading Europe for on time flights
04.12.11 Steve Cram helps launch Stansted Airport Olympic plans
November 2011
30.11.11 WOW announce Stansted – Reykjavik flights
29.11.11 Stansted Express launch currency service
25.11.11 Appeal court suspends OFT investigation in to Ryanair’s Aer Lingus stake
23.11.11 Ryanair to offer reserved seating on all routes from January
22.11.11 Ryanair quickly remove new security code step after drop in sales
19.11.11 bmibaby Stansted – Belfast flights a success
18.11.11 Ryanair add web booking step to block screen scrapers
13.11.11 New Stansted Meet and Greet Parking option
12.11.11 Pegasus increase Stansted – Istanbul flights
11.11.11 Ryanair announce new Stansted – Finland flights
09.11.11 Ryanair extends reserved seating trial
08.11.11 Ryanair hopes to benefit from IAG’s BMI purchase
08.11.11 Ryanair plan new in-flight wi-fi / entertainment
07.11.11 Ryanair profit up 23%
06.11.11 Stansted welcomes biggest UK registered plane
04.11.11 Ryanair passengers up 4%
03.11.11 Ryanair launch charity calendar
02.11.11 Stansted Airport invites grant applications
October 2011
31.10.11 Stansted campaigners launch charity calendar
30.10.11 BA to launch freight only flights to Kenya
29.10.11 Stansted campaigners win PR award
26.10.11 Ryanair announce new Baden-Baden base
26.10.11 Cyprus Airways announce Stansted – Larnaca flights
25.10.11 Stansted tells Government it could handle 35m passengers
24.10.11 Ryanair to double in size by 2021
24.10.11 Ryanair crew ‘taped aircraft windscreen shut’
21.10.11 Aer Lingus chairman calls on Ryanair to sell stake
20.10.11 Ryanair announce first Polish base
19.10.11 EU bans airlines selling extras with pre-ticked boxes
18.10.11 Ryanair defend new cash passport card
15.10.11 Ryanair staff ‘paid less than pensioners’
14.10.11 Ryanair still pushing to remove toilets and add extra seats on planes
13.10.11 Airline cutbacks hit Stansted passenger numbers
12.10.11 Spanish court says Ryanair £40 boarding card fee is legal
09.10.11 Use of smartphones by travellers increasing rapidly
08.10.11 Ryanair slams delayed Stansted sale
08.10.11 Stansted passenger parks car on homeowners drive !
06.10.11 Ryanair passengers up 6%
04.10.11 Stansted Airport fire fighting equipment donated to Macedonia
03.10.11 Emissions trading to cost Ryanair €16m
02.10.11 Stansted Blu highlight benefits of airport hotels
September 2011
29.09.11 New low cost official Stansted meet and greet parking
28.09.11 Ryanair cash card holders face ‘hefty fees’
25.09.11 New Stansted Airport shoe and accessory shop
24.09.11 Fallen tree causes Stansted train problems
22.09.11 Ryanair survey reveals 1 in 3 travel without insurance
21.09.11 Ryanair wants big savings from new Boeing 737
20.09.11 Stansted Airport to host ‘Meet the Buyers’ event
19.09.11 Court rules Stansted death fall an accident
18.09.11 Minister slams ‘dodgy’ Ryanair
17.09.11 Ryanair slams BAA’s new legal challenge to forced airport sales
16.09.11 Cable theft hits Stansted train services
15.09.11 BAA to challenge forced airport sales again
14.09.11 New parking offer for Stansted hotel
13.09.11 Ryanair launch pre-paid card to try to retain booking fee
11.09.11 New Stansted Airport parking option
09.09.11 OFT to investigate airline payment card fees
07.09.11 Flights cancelled due to Italy strikes
06.09.11 Ryanair passengers up 6%
06.09.11 £5 Stansted fast track security trial
04.09.11 BAA ‘moves to sell Stansted’
03.09.11 New commercial director at Stansted
02.09.11 OFT reopens investigation in to Ryanair’s Aer Lingus stake
01.09.11 Ryanair to allow flight changes after online check-in
August 2011
30.08.11 Stansted Airport offers £50,000 to local charities
29.08.11 New Stansted Airport app for Android users
26.08.11 London’s main airports to reach capacity by 2030
25.08.11 Ryanair looking for charity calendar partner
24.08.11 London 2012 shop opens at Stansted Airport
18.08.11 Two charged over ‘fracas’ on Stansted – Derry flights
15.08.11 easyJet announce spring 2012 schedule from Stansted
13.08.11 New trains to boost Stansted Express services
12.08.11 Fake designer clothes seized at Stansted Airport
09.08.11 Spanish baggage handlers plan two days of strikes this month
09.08.11 Ryanair announce new Stansted – Barcelona route
08.08.11 EU launch flight add on probe
07.08.11 Ryanair buys and cancels 0.5% of its own shares
06.08.11 New Stansted – Leipzig flights announced
04.08.11 Ryanair passengers up 6%
02.08.11 Stansted Airport architect works on Boris Island plans
02.08.11 Fire hoses from Stansted Airport recycled by zoo
01.08.11 Stansted campaign promotes local attractions
July 2011
30.07.11 Ryanair launch online ‘flight tracker’
29.07.11 OFT investigation in to Ryanair’s Aer Lingus stake cleared
28.07.11 Ryanair detail Stansted charges claim
28.07.11 O’Leary paid €1.1m
27.07.11 O’Leary says high fuel costs will bankrupt smaller airlines
27.07.11 Ryanair advert banned
25.07.11 Ryanair profits and passengers up
24.07.11 BAA considers EU challenge to airport sales
23.07.11 Stansted Airport issue liquids reminder
20.07.11 Ryanair and easyJet back forced Stansted sale
20.07.11 Stansted Express First Class passengers get fast-track and airport lounge benefits
19.07.11 BAA ordered to sell two airports; may appeal
18.07.11 Police warn over Stansted Airport laser pen incidents
17.07.11 New Stansted Meet and Greet Parking option
16.07.11 YO! Sushi to land at Stansted Airport
15.07.11 Security alert at Stansted Airport
13.07.11 Traffic decline at Stansted main reason for AirAsia X move to Gatwick
12.07.11 Government approve Stansted Airport noise action plan
11.07.11 Concerns raised over Ireland’s passport free travel to UK
07.07.11 Stansted – Corfu flights take off
06.07.11 Passenger rights event at Stansted Airport tomorrow
06.07.11 Ryanair passengers up 9%
02.07.11 Ryanair announce new Stansted – Malmo flights
02.07.11 Stansted hotel help round the world charity challenge
01.07.11 Stansted Express launch e-tickets
June 2011
30.06.11 Ryanair carried most international passengers
29.06.11 OFT bans debit card charges
27.06.11 Ryanair partner with photo books company
26.06.11 Ryanair ‘worst for web accessibility’
25.06.11 Ryanair Venice Airport switch
18.06.11 Airport parking – what if another driver damages your car?
16.06.11 Spanish strike affects Ryanair baggage on flights
16.06.11 Ryanair criticised over fare prices in advertising
15.06.11 New website aims to help passengers claim cancelled flight compensation
13.06.11 Stansted Airport offer job skills training for teens
11.06.11 New Starbucks drive-thru for Stansted Airport
10.06.11 National Express launch free Wi-Fi on Stansted – London coaches
09.06.11 Stansted Airport car park season ticket for rail users
06.06.11 New fish foot spa at Stansted Airport
05.06.11 Ryanair increase hold baggage charge
04.06.11 Ryanair passengers up 11%
May 2011
30.05.11 Singapore Airlines to launch long haul budget flights
29.05.11 PM and family fly easyJet to holiday in Ibiza
28.05.11 More take of this weekend than in a decade
27.05.11 CAA ‘frustrated’ with Ryanair over pricing
24.05.11 No blanket airspace shutdown expected
23.05.11 Ryanair profits up 26%; to ground 80 planes next winter
22.05.11 Stansted Airport staff get on their bikes for charity
20.05.11 Ryanair warn over ‘free car’ email scam
17.05.11 Engine fire on Royal Mail plane at Stansted Airport
15.05.11 Woman arrested for smuggling tortoises at Stansted Airport
13.05.11 Air fare add on fees could be banned
09.05.11 Ryanair launch Hello magazine trial
08.05.11 easyJet ‘not interested in buying Aer Lingus’
07.05.11 Ryanair to make £1.25bn from extra charges
05.05.11 Ryanair passengers up 10%
04.05.11 Ryanair boss wants new runways at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted; calls Boris Island plans ‘absolutely nuts’
03.05.11 Stansted Airport announce £50,000 community fund donation
02.05.11 Irish Transport Minister vows to block Ryanair’s Aer Lingus bid
02.05.11 Ryanair renew airport parking deal with Holiday Extras
01.05.11 Ryanair to make fresh Aer Lingus bid?
01.05.11 Wi-Fi on Stansted Express trains
April 2011
30.04.11 Stansted hotel for sale
29.04.11 New cruise link for Stansted Airport
28.04.11 Ryanair calls ash cloud report ‘nonsense’
27.04.11 Ryanair ‘winter sun’ ad banned
26.04.11 Scratchcard printing error sees 3 passengers win a car on one Ryanair flight
23.04.11 Ryanair cancel Sicily flights
21.04.11 Ryanair redesigns and revamps website
13.04.11 Ryanair not using cookies to push up flight prices
12.04.11 Ryanair must allow passengers on Spanish flights to carry airport purchases
11.04.11 BAA could sell Stansted for £1.2bn; wants to delay sale until market improves
10.04.11 Stansted receives air cargo award
09.04.11 Etihad bomb hoax passenger jailed for 3 years
08.04.11 Ryanair announce Stansted – Corfu flights
05.04.11 Stansted named world’s best low-cost airport
05.04.11 Ryanair passengers up 8%
03.04.11 Name change for Stansted Meet and Greet parking
March 2011
31.03.11 BAA ordered to sell Stansted and a Scottish airport
31.03.11 Ryanair add £2 surcharge to pay for flight delay compensation
31.03.11 Which? name Ryanair in card fees ‘super complaint’ to OFT
30.03.11 Man fined over Stansted Airport damage
28.03.11 Watchdog to force BAA to sell airports
28.03.11 Ryanair admits airport boarding card fee a ‘fine’
25.03.11 Stansted launch UK’s biggest hydrogen vehicle trial
23.03.11 Ryanair union leaflet pilot wins £40,000 for unfair dismissal
22.03.11 Ryanair increase card booking fee
22.03.11 Former Ryanair pilot claims he was sacked for union recruitment drive
21.03.11 Ryanair moves Sicily airport over Libyan air raids
21.03.11 Stansted Airport hosts ‘first of a kind’ Boeing 777F freight plane
21.03.11 Broken arm for Ryanair passenger in jet engine fall
20.03.11 Sixt open in terminal car hire centre at Stansted Airport
18.03.11 New Stansted Express trains unveiled
16.03.11 Ryanair email policy may break EU rules
15.03.11 Stansted celebrates terminal’s 20th birthday
15.03.11 Snowjet increase winter flights from Stansted
10.03.11 Etihad bomb scare passenger faces jail term
10.03.11 Ryanair says OFT cannot probe Aer Lingus stake
09.03.11 Ryanair finally orders more Boeing 737s
09.03.11 Ryanair wants EU to ban air traffic control strikes
08.03.11 Stansted recycled over 50% of waste in 2010
04.03.11 Ryanair passengers up 5%
04.03.11 Ryanair axe Stansted – Pau flights
01.03.11 Ryanair director resigns
01.03.11 Boeing delivers Ryanair’s 300th 737-800
February 2011
28.02.11 Ryanair and Jet2 to display fully inclusive prices
23.02.11 Ryanair add Stansted – Vilnius flights
21.02.11 Ryanair sell advertising space on boarding passes
18.02.11 BAA loses airport sale appeal bid
11.02.11 Which to launch ‘super complaint’ over rip off card charges
08.02.11 Stansted TV show starts tonight
07.02.11 Students ‘mutiny’ on Ryanair flight over baggage fees
05.02.11 Ryanair announce Stansted – Rhodes flights
04.02.11 Ryanair passengers up 5%
03.02.11 Ryanair dismiss booking system security concerns
01.02.11 Airport car raffle company reveals new strategy
January 2011
31.01.11 Ryanair loss narrows; says fuel costs will hit other airlines
29.01.11 Stansted Airport increase noisy flight fines
29.01.11 AnadoluJet launch Stansted – Turkey flights
29.01.11 Ryanair to launch first UK flight to Greece
27.01.11 Another Ryanair ad banned as ‘misleading’
26.01.11 Man admits bomb hoax charge
25.01.11 Drunken bomb threat causes flight emergency
25.01.11 Stansted Airport parking charges soar
23.01.11 Stansted drug smugglers jailed
22.01.11 Ryanair to challenge Spanish court ruling on boarding card printing fee
16.01.11 Ryanair £40 boarding pass print charge ruled illegal in Spain
09.01.11 Stansted Airport plan hydrogen fuel trial
07.01.11 Ryanair passengers up 2%
06.01.11 Ryanair celebrates record year
05.01.11 OFT confirms probe into Ryanair’s Aer Lingus stake
04.01.11 New Stansted boss puts rebuilding ties ahead of new runway
04.01.11 Ryanair website suffers New Year failure
02.01.11 Stansted Airport bus link picked up by rival operator
December 2010
29.12.10 AirAsia boss denies Virgin Atlantic bid rumours
24.12.10 New MD for Stansted Airport
24.12.10 Stansted trains hit by weather
21.12.10 Ryanair rejects Virgin takeover rumour
19.12.10 Ryanair has settled over 90% of ash claims
17.12.10 bmibaby to offer Belfast – Stansted flights
16.12.10 Uproar over Ryanair passenger baggage fine target
11.12.10 Stansted Airport passengers down 7.6%
09.12.10 Pilot who said replace Ryanair boss with cabin crew ‘transferred to Siberia'
04.12.10 Ryanair passengers up 2%
03.12.10 Stansted Airport still wants growth
03.12.10 Ryanair to open Canary Island bases
01.12.10 Stansted launch iPhone app
November 2010
30.11.10 Ryanair and easyJet top 10 least liked family brands
23.11.10 Ryanair cancel flights ahead of Portugal ATC strike
19.11.10 BAA may get more time to sell airports
16.11.10 Ryanair launch seat sale
12.11.10 Stansted recycling scheme ‘off to flying start’
10.11.10 Stansted bus axed
10.11.10 Ryanair launch cabin crew charity calendar
08.11.10 Award for Stansted based charter airline
05.11.10 BAA to consider Stansted runway homes sales
04.11.10 Ryanair passengers up 14%
02.11.10 Ryanair launch Stansted – Plovdiv route
01.11.10 Ryanair profits up 17%
October 2010
31.10.10 Over 400 charities want Ryanair calendar cash
30.10.10 Stansted wants electric car charging points
29.10.10 OFT to probe Ryanair’s Aer Lingus stake
28.10.10 French flights hit by strike again
27.10.10 Ryanair add flights after French strike
24.10.10 £100,000 in fake goods seized at Stansted Airport
22.10.10 New brand and new jet for Stansted’s Titan Airways
20.10.10 CAA survey reveals London airport passenger details
20.10.10 Ryanair hopes Irish Government will sell Aer Lingus stake
19.10.10 More France flight disruptions today
19.10.10 US airport parking customers warned over car eating rabbits !
18.10.10 Snowjet adjusts Stansted – Sion flight times for weekend ski breaks
17.10.10 Stansted hotel named ‘most entertaining’
16.10.10 Ryanair pushes for new engines to cut fuel costs
15.10.10 Aurigny adjust flights to Bristol, East Midlands and Stansted
14.10.10 BAA to fight airport sale order
14.10.10 ‘I Hate Ryanair’ website shutdown (but another already launched !)
14.10.10 Ryanair to close French base over employment court case
13.10.10 Court rules BAA must sell airports
13.10.10 Ryanair summer sun ad ‘misleading’
12.10.10 French strike sees Ryanair cancel 250 flights
12.10.10 Stansted achieves Carbon Trust standard
11.10.10 Stansted Airport issue minor works tender
08.10.10 Airline Services opens new interiors workshop at Stansted
07.10.10 easyJet and Ryanair call for end to air traffic control strikes
07.10.10 Ryanair is not buying planes
05.10.10 Passengers up 12% at Ryanair
04.10.10 Ryanair considering Airbus order?
02.10.10 Ryanair maintains profit forecast
September 2010
29.09.10 French court charges Ryanair over employment law
28.09.10 Spanish air traffic controllers to strike tomorrow; all Ryanair flights hand luggage only
25.09.10 Little Britain stars film at Stansted
23.09.10 Ryanair to shift to major airports as growth slows
19.09.10 Ryanair seeks charity for calendar cash
17.09.10 Ryanair add 500 extra Christmas flights
15.09.10 Ryanair boss loves his iPad
14.09.10 Ryanair pilot says O’Leary should be sacked and replaced with flight attendant
13.09.10 Stop Stansted Expansion group launch 2011 calendar
12.09.10 O’Leary says Ryanair will stop offering lowest fares
11.09.10 O‘Leary describes environmentalist’s predictions as ‘horseshit’
10.09.10 European regulator dismisses Ryanair one pilot suggestion as ‘PR stunt’
10.09.10 Stansted Airport prepared for winter flights launch
09.09.10 Ryanair wins Spanish screen scraping case – but told to stop calling them b*****ds
08.09.10 Ryanair ‘could buy 300 planes’
08.09.10 Watchdog bans Stansted train ads
07.09.10 Ryanair passengers up 12%
06.09.10 AirAsia boss says BA should sell short haul operation
05.09.10 Ryanair boss: air stewardesses should be allowed to land planes
05.09.10 Fresh details of Stansted Airport car park fire released
03.09.10 Stansted Airport helps dirt bikers
01.09.10 Stansted Airport car park blaze 'not suspicious'
August 2010
31.08.10 Few air travellers offset carbon emissions
30.08.10 Fire destroys cars at Stansted Airport car park
29.08.10 Tour operators block Ryanair Cyprus – Stansted flights
27.08.10 Ryanair fights less punctual
25.08.10 Stansted Airport supports flower power
24.08.10 Ryanair price cuts for Stansted ski flights
23.08.10 870kg of smuggled tobacco intercepted at Stansted Airport
19.08.10 Ryanair is Lidl or Aldi of the skies
18.08.10 High court suspends flight delay compensation
16.08.10 Stansted campaigners announce holiday bike ride
14.08.10 Ryanair calls BAA staff selfish and underworked
12.08.10 Ryanair asked to carry out safety review after child falls from steps
12.08.10 Huge new BA cargo planes set for Stansted
11.08.10 Air Berlin announce Stansted – Salzburg flights
10.08.10 Stansted drugs smuggler charged
06.08.10 Ryanair boost flights to Madrid and Rome
05.08.10 Ryanair passengers up 13% to a record 7.6m
05.08.10 Ryanair announce new Stansted – Bulgaria route
04.08.10 Stansted Airport on target for zero landfill waste
01.08.10 Higher baggage charges for Ryanair Canary island passengers
July 2010
29.07.10 Local MPs back 50 year ban on extra Stansted runway
24.07.10 Pegasus adds Stansted – Turkey flights
22.07.10 Airline ancillary revenues up 43%
20.07.10 Ryanair profits down 24% on ash cloud
18.07.10 Stansted receives A380 superjumbo approval
17.07.10 Ryanair expects 7m passengers in July
16.07.10 Stansted Airport urge passengers to use on site car parks
15.07.10 easyJet gets Ryanair ad banned
12.07.10 Stansted Airport offer one off charity grant
11.07.10 More passengers taking food on board to avoid high in-flight charges
09.07.10 Public meeting on Stansted Airport noise
07.07.10 Court blocks Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus
06.07.10 Ryanair passengers up 15%
06.07.10 Ryanair gets tough on ash cloud claims
04.07.10 easyBus winter schedule on sale
02.07.10 Ryanair increase baggage charge
01.07.10 O’Leary suggests standing flights and pay-to-pee again
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