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 over 23.3 million passengers passing through it in 2008, 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:
July 2009
02.07.09 Star 1 launch Stansted – Vilnius flights
02.07.09 easyJet to sell visitor Oyster cards on Stansted flights
01.07.09 Ryanair release customer service figures
June 2009
29.06.09 Stansted campaigners plan ‘heritage hike’
27.06.09 Over 100 routes from Stansted for Ryanair
26.06.09 Woman wrapped in cleaning fluid sparks Stansted alert
24.06.09 Ryanair plans to make passengers carry their own bags
24.06.09 Ryanair say APD and BAA charges cost airports 4.5m passengers
23.06.09 Award for Stansted employment initiative
20.06.09 Campaigners lose fifth Stansted appeal
19.06.09 Aircraft engineer fined for air rage
18.06.09 Stansted runway inquiry to be delayed until after election
18.06.09 Ryanair Stansted flight hit by lightening
18.06.09 No UK growth for Ryanair; some cuts planned
17.06.09 SSE launch fifth appeal against Stansted expansion
17.06.09 Facial recognition tests at 10 UK airports
16.06.09 Ryanair website to close for 10 hours
15.06.09 Swiss aviation firm to cut 75 jobs at Stansted
14.06.09 Stansted hotel charity drive
13.06.09 Stansted Airport launch noise consultation
10.06.09 Ryanair offers text flight confirmations – for £1
10.06.09 70 year old Stansted drug smuggler jailed for 8 years
09.06.09 Ryanair boss predicts price war
09.06.09 Ryanair boss sells 5m shares
08.06.09 Ryanair signs new travel insurance deal
07.06.09 Big jump in Ryanair complaints
05.06.09 BAA still pushing for Stansted runway
04.06.09 Ryanair passengers up 9%
02.06.09 Ryanair reports first annual loss
02.06.09 Spain’s Queen flies Ryanair
01.06.09 Ryanair to report profits
01.06.09 Stansted parking charges criticised
May 2009
24.05.09 SSE launch Stansted noise complaints leaflet
24.05.09 Stansted Airport fire service £1m upgrade
23.05.09 Campaigners slam BAA’s Stansted inquiry delay request
21.05.09 BAA ask for Stansted runway inquiry delay
19.05.09 Ryanair hails camping as ‘recession chic’
18.05.09 BAA challenge Competition Commission’s airport break up ruling
16.05.09 Ryanair appoint new marketing manager
15.05.09 170 jobs go at Stansted
14.05.09 Ryanair calls for early Stansted sale
13.05.09 Ryanair to charge £5 (each way) to check in online
13.05.09 Stansted want passengers to use new passport gates
12.05.09 O’Leary denies increasing profit guidance
11.05.09 Stansted runway decision will not be made until after next election
09.05.09 Conservatives renew Stansted runway block pledge
09.05.09 Ryanair rules out ‘fat tax’
08.05.09 Ryanair to axe baggage handlers?
07.05.09 President Obama to stick with Stansted
06.05.09 Ryanair passengers up 12%
03.05.09 Air Arabia to launch Stansted – Morocco flights
01.05.09 Stansted campaign group suffer setback
April 2009
30.04.09 Ryanair and Monarch websites slammed
28.04.09 Campaign group: Stansted runway not needed until 2030
28.04.09 Ryanair won’t bid again for Aer Lingus
24.04.09 Ryanair web check-in to save €30m - €40m a year
23.04.09 Lower fuel costs to save Ryanair €500m
23.04.09 Ryanair threaten to close Dusseldorf base
21.04.09 Air Asia Stansted – KL flights to go daily
21.04.09 Coach fire at Stansted Airport
17.04.09 TUI agree to stop screen scraping ryanair.com
16.04.09 Ryanair calls for APD to be axed after Stansted passenger drop
15.04.09 New date for Stansted inquiry soon
10.04.09 Biomass boiler cuts Stansted gas consumption
09.04.09 Ryanair criticised over cost saving poll choices
08.04.09 Engine trouble for Ryanair Stansted flight
04.04.09 Ryanair passengers up 5%
02.04.09 More carriages for Stansted trains
March 2009
30.03.09 Ryanair appoint new route development director
27.03.09 New Stansted bus link
26.03.09 Ryanair receives 200th plane
25.03.09 Ryanair may raise 2010 passenger forecast
24.03.09 Five hospitalised by Stansted car park crash
22.03.09 Union wants baggage allowance cut
20.03.09 Stansted sale ‘will delay expansion’
19.03.09 Rail watchdog considers new Stansted link
18.03.09 Ryanair pilots agree pay freeze
17.03.09 Ryanair stewardess is ‘secret porn star’
17.03.09 Hoon admits runway benefit error
14.03.09 BAA ‘ready to fight to keep Stansted’
14.03.09 Ryanair offers €1000 prize for best money saving idea
13.03.09 SSE lose Stansted expansion challenge
13.03.09 BAA say CAA Stansted pricing fails to recognise spending
12.03.09 BA Cargo arm snub Kent Airport for Stansted
11.03.09 Ryanair to double airport check-in fee
11.03.09 AirAsia X launch Stansted – KL flights
07.03.09 O’Leary admits buying Aer lingus stake was a mistake
07.03.09 Aurigny announce Stansted – Jersey flights
05.03.09 Pegasus add Stansted – Turkey flights
04.03.09 Ryanair passengers up 7%
03.03.09 Ryanair relaunch Stansted – Newquay flights
02.03.09 Stansted runway inquiry postponed
February 2009
28.02.09 Air Asia X to offer cargo service to Stansted
27.02.09 Stansted legal challenge overruns
27.02.09 Ryanair boss suggests £1 fee to use the loo
24.02.09 Ryanair accuse Thomas Cook of overcharging for its flights
23.02.09 Nats to revise London flightpath proposals
23.02.09 Stansted expansion battle goes to court
22.02.09 BAA ‘to sell Stansted’
21.02.09 New recycling facilities at Stansted
21.02.09 Costa Cruises sign Ryanair deal
20.02.09 Ryanair to axe check-in desks
19.02.09 Stansted runway put back another 2 years
15.02.09 Stansted smugglers with drugs in pants jailed
14.02.09 Campaign group say Stansted expansion unnecessary
12.02.09 Ryanair boss wants staff to take pay cut
10.02.09 Ryanair criticise UK airport regulator
04.02.09 Ryanair considering big plane order
03.02.09 Ryanair passengers up 11%
03.02.09 Ryanair: £30 charge if duty free won’t fit in your hand luggage
02.02.09 Ryanair reports losses; predicts profits
January 2009
31.01.09 Ryanair finds new hotels partner
31.01.09 Ryanair shares downgraded on fares concern
28.01.09 Aegean carries 100,000th Stansted passenger
23.01.09 Ryanair admits defeat on second Aer Lingus bid
22.01.09 Stansted inquiry could last 20 months
20.01.09 Ryanair warns on hand luggage
18.01.09 Extra charges earn Ryanair £650m a year
17.01.09 Demonstration at Stansted hotel
17.01.09 Record sales for Ryanair
11.01.09 Plane Stupid website down
10.01.09 Ryanair reveals fuel hedge position
09.01.09 Passenger jailed for drunken Allah rant
08.01.09 Ryanair to sue Stansted protesters for £2m
08.01.09 Stansted Airport protesters sentenced
07.01.09 Ryanair passengers up 11% in December; 18% in 2008
06.01.09 Aer Lingus shareholders snub Ryanair bid
05.01.09 Stansted – Iceland flights sale
December 2008
28.12.08 EU rules airlines must pay out for delays
22.12.08 Ryanair ½m seat giveaway
18.12.08 Ryanair wins European Court subsidies case
13.12.08 Ryanair suffer Aer Lingus bid setback
11.12.08 Stansted runway plans delayed
10.12.08 Ryanair axe Fuerteventura routes
09.12.08 BAA to face service failure fines at Stansted
09.12.08 Ryanair want Stansted security breach answers
08.12.08 Environmental protest hits Stansted flights
07.12.08 Irish Government ‘more open to Ryanair Aer Lingus bid’
07.12.08 Ryanair website ‘breaking EU laws’
04.12.08 Ryanair passengers up 11%
02.12.08 Aer Lingus reject new Ryanair offer
01.12.08 Ryanair makes fresh Aer Lingus bid
November 2008
28.11.08 Boo.com to supply Ryanair hotels ‘for now’
26.11.08 Ryanair switch Dusseldorf flights from Stansted to Gatwick
25.11.08 Air Asia X announce Stansted – Kuala Lumpur flights
25.11.08 Ryanair say winter yields down 15 – 20%
21.11.08 Stansted retains environmental certificate
20.11.08 Ryanair threaten to scrap Fuerteventura flights
19.11.08 AirAsiaX to announce Stansted flights next week?
18.11.08 Eastern axe Manchester – Stansted route
16.11.08 Ryanair to announce London expansion
15.11.08 Ryanair to challenge EU support for Alitalia deal
15.11.08 Ryanair flout EU fare advertising rules
14.11.08 Campaign group takes legal action over Stansted expansion
12.11.08 Iceland Express to switch from Stansted to Gatwick
11.11.08 15 April start date for Stansted inquiry
10.11.08 Ten hospitalised after Ryanair emergency landing in Rome
09.11.08 Ryanair face prosecution over lack of e-mail address
06.11.08 Stansted campaign group’s first leader dies
05.11.08 Competition Commission question Stansted expansion
05.11.08 Air Sylhet to fly to Jeddah
04.11.08 ‘Unacceptable delays’ at Stansted but fees still increased
04.11.08 Campaigners angry at Stansted inquiry speed
03.11.08 Ryanair profits down 47 percent
03.11.08 Ryanair plan £8 transatlantic flights
02.11.08 Labour to speed up Stansted runway inquiry
02.11.08 Air Berlin add Stansted – Dusseldorf flight
October 2008
31.10.08 Ryanair launch eight new Stansted routes
30.10.08 New airline plans Dubai – Manchester / Stansted flights
28.10.08 Ryanair still unhedged
26.10.08 MPs to lobby minister on Stansted flight path
26.10.08 Oil price fall boosts Ryanair profit prospects
24.10.08 Campaign group plan legal challenge to Stansted expansion
24.10.08 Ryanair axe Valencia hub
23.10.08 AUC: Ryanair passengers ‘get what they paid for’
22.10.08 Ryanair announce two new Italian bases
21.10.08 Bishop backs anti-Stansted campaigners
20.10.08 Stansted gets new coach link from West London
18.10.08 Gatwick ‘could suffer from Stansted expansion’
17.10.08 Councils face £1m bill over ‘unreasonable’ block on Stansted expansion
16.10.08 Ryanair voted worst airline for third year running
16.10.08 Share price fall costs O’Leary €350m
14.10.08 Stansted top for public transport
14.10.08 AirAsia picks Stansted as UK destination
14.10.08 Ryanair terminates Expedia hotels deal over payment terms breach
13.10.08 MP calls for early trains to Stansted
10.10.08 Ryanair boss waiting game on transatlantic venture
10.10.08 New Stansted baggage scanning firm announced
09.10.08 Government approve Stansted expansion
08.10.08 O’Leary: another airline failure ‘in weeks’
08.10.08 Ryanair staff unpaid leave; execs 10% pay cut
08.10.08 Ryanair: recession good for business
07.10.08 MEP wants new Stansted noise limit
07.10.08 Greek airline adds Stansted flight frequency
06.10.08 Stansted noise complaints fall
06.10.08 Ryanair wins German flight cancellation case
05.10.08 National Trust oppose Stansted runway
05.10.08 Spanish court backs screen scraper in Ryanair row
04.10.08 Stansted strike firm pulls out
04.10.08 Ryanair passengers up 20%; load factor down 1%
04.10.08 Stansted Express disruption tomorrow
04.10.08 Ryanair complain to EU about ‘illegal’ Alitalia state aid
02.10.08 Conservatives would block Stansted expansion too
02.10.08 Passengers to sue Ryanair over delays
September 2008
27.09.08 Second Stansted runway 'will destroy rural peace'
26.09.08 Ryanair calls on CAA boss to resign
26.09.08 Ryanair record seat sales in a day
25.09.08 Ryanair calls on EC to ‘let Alitalia / Olympic go bust’
25.09.08 Ryanair to offer in-flight calls within days
24.09.08 Ryanair ‘plan transatlantic flights’
24.09.08 Ryanair unhedged; sees more oil price falls
24.09.08 New hotel near Stansted airport
22.09.08 Stansted Airport strikes called off
22.09.08 Borders to close 3 UK airport stores
21.09.08 Atlantic axe Stansted – Shetland flights
20.09.08 Trees protest over Stansted expansion
19.09.08 Stansted strike uneventful
19.09.08 Ryanair AGM disrupted by topless male protestor
18.09.08 BAA aims to keep Stansted after Gatwick sale
18.09.08 Ryanair riles pilots over unpaid leave
18.09.08 Ryanair will break even at $100 barrel
17.09.08 Stansted hotel for sale
14.09.08 Charter operator to report Ryanair to EU over Lourdes flights
14.09.08 Stansted holds back Flybe Norwich Airport growth
13.09.08 Ryanair to help bring XL passengers home
13.09.08 Ryanair delays new Spanish base over Boeing strike
11.09.08 More strikes for Stansted luggage screeners
10.09.08 Ryanair auctions ad space on ski site
09.09.08 Police meet Ryanair plane after threats to passengers
08.09.08 Strike threat for Stansted
08.09.08 Book sales up at UK airports
07.09.08 Stansted Airport ‘runway ramble’ next weekend
06.09.08 Ryanair: no problem with meta-search engines
05.09.08 Campaign groups claim BAA ‘skullduggery’ on Stansted runway plans
05.09.08 Ryanair announce new Stansted – Agadir flights
04.09.08 Ryanair passengers up 19%; load factor down 1%
03.09.08 Ryanair sees drop in ‘ticket touts’ as EU ends probe
02.09.08 Pegasus wants to expand UK - Turkey flights
01.09.08 Ryanair defends fuel saving measures
01.09.08 Ryanair say Aer Lingus losses show merger plans should fly
August 2008
31.08.08 Pilot fury at Ryanair fuel ration
31.08.08 O’Leary: oil will drop below $100
30.08.08 New emergency for Ryanair plane
30.08.08 O’Leary warning for holiday home owners
29.08.08 Ryanair wins German screen scrape case
29.08.08 Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester Airport workers call off strikes
29.08.08 Ryanair asks Microsoft to help block 'screen scrapers'
28.08.08 Stansted scanners strikes called off
27.08.08 Ryanair names hundreds of screen scraping websites
27.08.08 Ryanair extends sale
26.08.08 Second Stansted strike for Thursday
26.08.08 Ryanair give EU justification for screen scrape cancellations
25.08.08 Stansted Airport workers strike; ‘do not hit passengers’
25.08.08 Stansted second runway enquiry date set
22.08.08 Management ‘snub Stansted strike talks’
21.08.08 EC questions Ryanair screen scrape cancellations
21.08.08 Airport strikes called off
20.08.08 BAA ‘should sell 3 airports’
20.08.08 Ryanair ‘delighted at BAA break-up’
20.08.08 Ryanair says no disruption during bank holiday strikes
20.08.08 Talks in bid to avoid airport strikes
19.08.08 10,000 people use Ryanair Flight Tracker Service
17.08.08 New coaches for Southend – Stansted route
16.08.08 O’Leary: I screwed up over oil
16.08.08 Stansted parking ticket for daughter helping disabled dad
15.08.08 Ryanair to cancel screen scraped bookings from August 26
15.08.08 Ryanair ‘axe 2500 screen scraped tickets’
15.08.08 Strikes planned at Gatwick and Stansted
14.08.08 Ryanair ‘could be charged with breaching European regulations’
14.08.08 Ryanair fuel unhedged in Q4
13.08.08 Ryanair to at least break even this winter
13.08.08 ABTA reports Ryanair to OFT over screen scraping ban
12.08.08 Spanish Government wants Ryanair screen scrape ban answers
11.08.08 Ryanair flight cancellations threat a ‘scare tactic’
11.08.08 Ryanair aims to increase pretax profit to €900m by 2012
10.08.08 70 ‘McJobs’ at Stansted Airport
09.08.08 O’Leary ‘not serious’ about Stansted bid
09.08.08 Ryanair confirm looking at aircraft order; Airbus deny discussions
09.08.08 Ryanair sues Tui over screen scraping
08.08.08 Ryanair 'eyes Stansted takeover’
08.08.08 Ryanair ‘expects to lose Stansted fees battle’
08.08.08 Ryanair announce ‘lowest fare’ seat sale
07.08.08 Ryanair ‘screen scrapers’ war could hit passengers
07.08.08 Ryanair to launch in flight mobile phones next week
07.08.08 Ryanair ‘advises transport secretary’
06.08.08 Ryanair may 'buy up to 400 aircraft'
06.08.08 Ryanair fixes website
05.08.08 Ryanair passengers up 19%
05.08.08 Ryanair, easyJet and BA ratings cut
05.08.08 Irish rival says O'Leary told him 'F*** **f'
04.08.08 BAA sue Ryanair over Stansted fees
04.08.08 Irish probe in to Ryanair vouchers
02.08.08 Ryanair says air traffic control staff shortages causing delays
02.08.08 O’Leary gets 23% pay rise as Ryanair profits drop 10%
01.08.08 Council rejects Stansted runway inquiry start date
01.08.08 Ryanair transfer Stansted flights from Forli to Bolonga
July 2008
31.07.08 O’Leary: Ryanair doesn’t need mergers
31.07.08 Ryanair fined over Italian ad
30.07.08 Air Asia X to launch Stansted - Malaysia flights
30.07.08 Brokers slash Ryanair forecasts
29.07.08 Council backs Stansted anti-expansion campaign
29.07.08 Ryanair shuts UK marketing base
28.07.08 Ryanair profit down 85%; loss warning
28.07.08 Ryanair to launch hand baggage only flights
27.07.08 Credit card fees can give Ryanair a 1900% profit
26.07.08 Row over Ryanair Italian ad
25.07.08 Ryanair wants cut in Polish flight costs
24.07.08 easyJet announce flight cuts; warn on profits
24.07.08 Ryanair website ‘price error’ to be fixed
24.07.08 Broker slashes Ryanair earnings forecast
23.07.08 NATS consider flight path changes after campaign
23.07.08 Ryanair to allow inflight mobile phone calls this month
23.07.08 Ryanair wins Rome flights injunction
22.07.08 900 jobs to go after Ryanair cuts Stansted flights
22.07.08 Crooked Stansted train ticket inspectors face jail
21.07.08 Government 'calls in' Stansted second runway plan
19.07.08 Stansted expansion decision delayed
18.07.08 Ryanair cuts Stansted flights
17.07.08 Pegasus add Stansted – Istanbul flights
16.07.08 Ryanair slashes winter capacity
12.07.08 Passengers down at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted
11.07.08 Stansted motorway roadworks overrun
10.07.08 Euro MPs get tough on airline ads
09.07.08 Ryanair sues screen scrape website
09.07.08 Ryanair considering new German bases
09.07.08 Ryanair exercise Boeing 737 options
08.07.08 Vueling and Clickair to merge
07.07.08 DfT denies Stansted decisions already made
07.07.08 Stansted communications manager joins Big Spark
06.07.08 Stansted ‘given permission to increase passengers numbers to 40m’
06.07.08 Huge increase in Ryanair card fee
04.07.08 Ryanair passengers up 19%; load factor slips
03.07.08 Ryanair up stake in Aer Lingus
02.07.08 Stansted accused of lack of rail funding to profit from airport parking
02.07.08 Stansted £50m extension opens
June 2008
30.06.08 Ryanair 2009 Cabin Crew Charity Calendar Offer
29.06.08 Ryanair and Aer Lingus 'face €1.5bn oil shock'
28.06.08 BAA Chief executive outlines Stansted ambitions
27.06.08 Ryanair director quits to become finance chief at Aer Lingus
27.06.08 Ryanair ‘using Euro exchange rate to charge you’
27.06.08 Ryanair tops complaints league
26.06.08 Stansted improve disabled access
25.06.08 Air Berlin legal challenge to German airport’s Ryanair fees
25.06.08 Ryanair plan Portuguese repair unit
24.06.08 Stansted coach crash driver jailed
24.06.08 Stansted Airport ‘still vital for business despite US flights loss’
23.06.08 Secret Stansted data ‘must be made public’
23.06.08 Analysts predict ‘slow death’ for Air Berlin
21.06.08 Ryanair customers hit by website problem
21.06.08 South African airline plans Stansted – Cape Town flights
20.06.08 Engineering works to hit Stansted Express tomorrow
20.06.08 Stansted worker cleared of thefts
19.06.08 Ryanair accused of holding Spanish airport to ransom
19.06.08 Ryanair tops Irish passenger complaints league
18.06.08 O’Leary predicts oil price spike / rivals going bust
18.06.08 EC probes Frankfurt Hahn aid / Ryanair
18.06.08 Ryanair launch (paid) flight tracking service
12.06.08 Irish stockbroker predicts bumpy winter for airlines
12.06.08 Ryanair launch villa website
11.06.08 Stansted passengers fall
10.06.08 Man in court over 33 Stansted thefts
09.06.08 Ryanair talking to Boeing / Airbus about new planes
09.06.08 Gladiators join fundraising event at Stansted Hilton hotel
08.06.08 Campaigners welcome axing of Stansted flights
07.06.08 Rare bird spotted at Stansted
06.06.08 Kids travel free on Stansted Express
06.06.08 Award for Stansted B&B
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
05.06.08 Stansted remembers space shuttle visit
05.06.08 Ryanair and Britvic five-year drinks deal
04.06.08 Times criticise Ryanair for failing to hedge fuel
04.06.08 Ryanair in-flight mobile phones from July
04.06.08 O’Leary: Funeral flights most profitable
03.06.08 Ryanair profits up 20%; report quarterly loss; to ground 20 planes; break even in 2009
03.06.08 Ryanair passengers up 22%; to sue French union
01.06.08 Ryanair to ground 10% of planes; slash profit forecast
01.06.08 Big Spark to publish more airport magazines
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