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 23.8 million passengers passing through it in 2007, 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:
May 2008
08.05.08 EU says flight websites mislead consumers
08.05.08 Legal threat to Stansted flightpath plan
07.05.08 Baggage ‘most profitable part of Ryanair business’
07.05.08 New Stansted recruits take Jet2 cabin crew past 500
07.05.08 Man fined for Stansted theft
06.05.08 Ryanair passengers up 15%; load factor down 4%
06.05.08 Broker downgrades easyJet and Ryanair
05.05.08 Emergency landing for Ryanair Stansted bound flight
05.05.08 Airline prepares for Stansted – Lithuania flights
04.05.08 Newmarket Council raise Stansted flightpath concerns
04.05.08 Work begins on Ryanair hangar at Stansted
03.05.08 Stansted drug smuggler jailed
03.05.08 Ryanair seek to boost ancillary revenue with new appointment
02.05.08 Trains suffer as fewer fly from Stansted
02.05.08 Stansted consultation group reject flight path changes
02.05.08 Ryanair calls for ‘inadequate’ CAA to be replaced
April 2008
29.04.08 CAA says Stansted ‘inefficient’
29.04.08 Ryanair increase check in and baggage fees again
29.04.08 Virgin flight offer for Eos passengers
28.04.08 Eos failure leaves passengers stranded and out of pocket
28.04.08 Ryanair launch annoying theme tune
28.04.08 Silverjet launches seat offer to Eos passengers
27.04.08 Second Stansted all business airline goes bust
26.04.08 Stansted Airport users welcome Competition Commission report
25.04.08 Newspaper says aircraft options make Ryanair bid target
25.04.08 German minister wants charity donation for Ryanair ad
25.04.08 Brokers downgrade Ryanair and easyJet
24.04.08 Major roadworks near Stansted Airport from Monday
24.04.08 Ryanair add two summer Stansted routes
23.04.08 Ryanair buys 5.35 million of its own shares
22.04.08 In flight mobile calls fail to impress
21.04.08 Buyers circle Gatwick and Stansted
21.04.08 Ryanair appoint sales and marketing manager
20.04.08 Ryanair offer airport transfers
19.04.08 Eos to raise $50m
19.04.08 Major disruption for Stansted Express rail link tomorrow
18.04.08 Ryanair / Aer Lingus spat over €5 flights
18.04.08 Horse fears over new Stansted flight stacks
17.04.08 Ryanair boss ‘an inspiration’
17.04.08 Maxjet bought by sports flight company
17.04.08 Virgin and BA do well in airline amenities poll; Ryanair doesn’t
16.04.08 Ryanair join BAA fees spat, challenging Stansted price increase
16.04.08 Council leader wants Nats meeting Nats over flightpath plans
15.04.08 Stansted coach crash driver admits drink driving
15.04.08 Heathrow profits up 10%; Stansted up 68%
14.04.08 Stansted is Europe’s biggest low cost airport
13.04.08 NCE announce airports conference speakers
12.04.08 Ryanair to ground around 20 aircraft this winter
12.04.08 Stansted Airport police to receive £1m boost
11.04.08 Hundreds attend flightpath protest meeting
10.04.08 New Stansted coach link ready to launch
10.04.08 More Manchester – Stansted flights
09.04.08 Stansted Airport campaigners target local councils
08.04.08 Ryanair saves €50 in airport costs; extends pay freeze to ‘more than half’ of staff
08.04.08 Ryanair CEO says departure date ‘a moveable feast’
05.04.08 Second Stansted runway would be ‘catastrophic’
04.04.08 Trading Standards reports budget airlines to OFT over ‘optional’ charges
04.04.08 Ryanair and ASA report each other to OFT
03.04.08 Ryanair passengers up 19%; load factor up 1%
02.04.08 MP warns of noise from Stansted expansion
02.04.08 Ryanair announce Barcelona expansion
01.04.08 Ryanair extends lowest fare guarantee
01.04.08 Pegasus celebrates Stansted flights anniversary
March 2008
31.03.08 Stansted – Athens route announced
31.03.08 Air Asia X delay UK - Malaysia flights launch
30.03.08 Ryanair face action over two passenger two million cheap flights ad
28.03.08 Ryanair: airports 'expected to share pain' of fuel prices
28.03.08 Stansted Airport seeks rail upgrade
28.03.08 Ryanair cut 40 telephone jobs
27.03.08 AirAsia X plan Stansted – Malaysia / Australia flights
26.03.08 Cost cuts as Ryanair sees profit halving
25.03.08 Stansted runway application ‘ignores environment’
25.03.08 Eos announce start date; discount on new Stansted – Newark flights
23.03.08 Stansted campaigners to hold major rally
22.03.08 Analysts cut Ryanair forecast for third time over fuel costs
21.03.08 Ryanair plane skids off French runway
20.03.08 Police office opens at Stansted Airport
19.03.08 Ryanair plan domestic flights in France and Germany
19.03.08 Former Savoy head chef sets up near Stansted
18.03.08 Millions of cigarettes seized at Stansted
18.03.08 New ‘Eos Class’ magazine and website
17.03.08 Stranded Ryanair passengers ‘forced to sleep on gym floor’
16.03.08 Councils slam Stansted runway plan
15.03.08 Ryanair offer 1m free flights – even though horse lost
14.03.08 £40 Stansted terminal extension ‘topped out’
13.03.08 Ryanair face another EU investigation
13.03.08 Ryanair predicts fuel surcharge increases at rivals
13.03.08 Ryanair 1m free seats if house wins
12.03.08 Mixed reaction to Stansted Airport runway plans
12.03.08 Government denies collusion over Stansted runway
12.03.08 Ryanair in EU court today over Charleroi
11.03.08 Stansted runway application unveiled
08.03.08 Eos announce improved loyalty program
07.03.08 Former minister backs Stansted expansion
07.03.08 Ryanair shares in ‘fab 15’ list
06.03.08 Stansted runway planning application this week
06.03.08 New Stansted road layout
06.03.08 ‘Near miss’ for Ryanair Stansted flight
05.03.08 Ryanair passengers up 20%; load factor down 2%
05.03.08 Six years for Stansted drug smuggler
04.03.08 Stansted road and rail upgrades to be fast-tracked
03.03.08 Competition success for Stansted hotel chefs
02.03.08 Row over Stansted air quality
01.03.08 American delay second Stansted – JFK service
February 2008
28.02.08 Passenger thrown off Ryanair flight - for talking
28.02.08 easyJet complains to OFT about Ryanair website
28.02.08 Ryanair files EC complaint over Air France-KLM
28.02.08 Eastern increases Manchester – Stansted flights
27.02.08 ABTA says Ryanair still breaching OFT rules
27.02.08 Analyst says Ryanair fares will increase if hold baggage falls
27.02.08 Iceland Express celebrates 5 years at Stansted
26.02.08 New Ryanair booking system ‘struggling to cope with demand’
26.02.08 Conmen target airport currency bureau
25.02.08 Ryanair website reopens early; expects ‘glitches’
24.02.08 Roadworks near Stansted
24.02.08 ABTA to meet OFT on airlines inclusive pricing
23.02.08 Ryanair to hold massive seat sale – when website reopens
22.02.08 Ryanair booking system to be closed this weekend
22.02.08 Engineering work to hit Stansted trains on Sunday
21.02.08 Ryanair calls AUC 'Aimless, Useless, Clueless’
21.02.08 New airport flight paths proposed
20.02.08 Ryanair wins Norwegian legal challenge to refund fee
19.02.08 Stansted Airport amends air quality figures
18.02.08 Results of probe after plane part from Stansted flight hits home
17.02.08 Ryanair on look-out for UK financial partners
16.02.08 Terry Waite to speak at anti-Stansted expansion concert
16.02.08 Ryanair to promote Energy supplier
15.02.08 Ryanair launches online car insurance
15.02.08 Avis extends child seat fitting service to Gatwick and Stansted
14.02.08 Stansted crash coach driver in court
13.02.08 Ryanair and airport take Dutch Government to court over ecotax
13.02.08 Woman jailed over Stansted cocaine find
13.02.08 Budget airlines ‘least child friendly’
12.02.08 Ryanair plans for European recession
12.02.08 Eos to launch Stansted – Dubai and Newark flights
11.02.08 Ads cutback after Ryanair profits fall
11.02.08 Stansted launch information pack for homebuyers
10.02.08 Stansted visitor centre approved
10.02.08 Judge clears Maxjet auction
09.02.08 O'Leary recession 'pub talk' rubbished
09.02.08 Ryanair's rivals plan to cash in on website blackout
08.02.08 Campaigners say BAA ‘wavering’ on Stansted runway
08.02.08 Aegean to launch Stansted – Athens flights
08.02.08 Ryanair to test mobile phones from April
07.02.08 Ryanair website to shut for 3 days to make pricing changes
07.02.08 Ryanair uses Italy's rubbish for advert
06.02.08 French President and wife win Ryanair ad damages
06.02.08 Steel band win £4000 damages from Ryanair
05.02.08 O’Leary wants a recession
05.02.08 Ryanair January passengers up 17%; load factor down 2%
05.02.08 Ryanair will hedge fuel if it falls below $80 a barrel
05.02.08 Jail for illegal immigrant who worked air-side at Stansted
04.02.08 Ryanair profits down 27%; warns of profits ‘storm’ ahead
04.02.08 French airlines group accuse Ryanair of unfair competition
04.02.08 Powercell provide stand-by power at Stansted
03.02.08 Kaiser Chiefs back Stansted campaigners
02.02.08 BA’s new business only flights seen hurting Eos more than Silverjet
01.02.08 Eos claims London – New York punctuality title
January 2008
31.01.08 Ryanair says approval of easyJet – GB Airways deal shows bias
31.01.08 French President sues Ryanair over ad
30.01.08 Ryanair refuses to pull banned ad; slams 'dimwit' watchdog
30.01.08 Hotel company attacks budget airlines
29.01.08 Spanish budget airlines Vueling and Clickair in merger talks
29.01.08 French government may sue over Ryanair ad of Sarkozy and Bruni
29.01.08 Drink driving charge over Stansted bound coach crash
28.01.08 Eos plans ‘lifesyle branding’ push
27.01.08 Ruinair – new book reveals tales of a traveller on Europe’s biggest budget airline
27.01.08 Maxjet plans online assets auction
26.01.08 Ryanair shares slump on profit warning and load factor speculation
26.01.08 Stansted Airport charges could double
25.01.08 CAA launch consultation on Stansted Airport fees
24.01.08 Ryanair increase baggage and check in fees
22.01.08 New Stansted - Ipswich bus service announced
20.01.08 Ryanair calendar girls raise €70,000 for charity
18.01.08 Airline plans low cost Stansted - Cape Town flights
18.01.08 Stansted hosts 'tiredness kills' push
17.01.08 EU launches investigation into potential state aid to Ryanair at Aarhus airport
17.01.08 Ryanair announce deal to continue Stansted - Turin route
17.01.08 Eos sees strong sales in January
16.01.08 easyJet and Ryanair welcome decision to retain price cap at Stansted
16.01.08 New rules for EU airport charges
15.01.08 DfT says Manchester Airport can set own fees but Stansted will remain regulated
15.01.08 Ryanair says union cost pilots €80,000
14.01.08 Teenager pilot's Stansted flights
13.01.08 Belgian region to sell stake in Ryanair hub
12.01.08 Another analysts cuts Ryanair profit forecast
12.01.08 Blue1 switches Helsinki flights from Stansted to Heathrow
11.01.08 Eos offers helicopter transfers for New York flights
10.01.08 Stansted Airport planning inquiry report goes to ministers
10.01.08 Citigroup cuts Ryanair profit forecast
09.01.08 BAA still 'absolutely committed' to Stansted second runway
09.01.08 Ryanair still interested in Milan Malpensa
08.01.08 Ryanair calls for break-up of 'BAA monopoly'
08.01.08 Ryanair launches 'buy one get one free' seat sale
07.01.08 Ryanair to use GuestLogix for on-board sales technology
06.01.08 Analyst 'Ryanair has potential to double profits'
05.01.08 CAA criticised by Stansted airlines group
05.01.08 BA announce offer for Maxjet passengers
04.01.08 Ryanair passengers up 18 percent; load factor down 2 percent
04.01.08 Which? criticise Ryanair check-in charge
03.01.08 Maxjet failure may signal start of aviation downturn
01.01.08 Ryanair boss reveals advertising strategy
01.01.08 New number plate recognition system for Stansted Airport car parks
December 2007
31.12.07 Ryanair raise €65,000 for Orbis
30.12.07 Criticism and speculation over Maxjet failure
30.12.07 Isango to run Ryanair trips and tours web pages
29.12.07 Ryanair in talks over Israel flights
27.12.07 Maxjet announce measures for pre-booked passengers as rivals chip in
26.12.07 Eos reports record passenger figures
25.12.07 Maxjet bankrupt, stops flying
24.12.07 Maxjet in rescue deal talks
24.12.07 Milan Airport rejects Ryanair
23.12.07 Ryanair to wait for EU ruling before new Aer Lingus bid
22.12.07 Ryanair stops Turkish Airline 'fastest growing airline' ad
22.12.07 Ryanair to carry two million Christmas passengers
22.12.07 Severe fog causes flights chaos
21.12.07 Suspended sentence for Stansted airport peeping tom policeman
19.12.07 Ryanair to pay damages to former Swedish Premier over advertisement
16.12.07 Stansted to get new 24-hour bus service
14.12.07 Ryanair plans to raise baggage charges
14.12.07 Stansted Airport rejects campaigners slowdown claims
14.12.07 Silverjet benefiting from MAXjet difficulties
13.12.07 Passengers down 6.3% at Stansted Airport
13.12.07 Spanish consumers group unhappy at Ryanair charity pin-up calendar
12.12.07 Ryanair 'will buy more planes should air travel slump'
12.12.07 Stansted - Brussels route axed by Ryanair
12.12.07 Ryanair say EC quick to act against it, slow on other airlines
10.12.07 Liverpool Street Christmas and New Year closure will hit Stansted Express
09.12.07 Air taxi firms raise £30m funding
09.12.07 Eos offer extra reward points for flights booked in December
08.12.07 New Norwegian flights bring Northern Lights closer to Stansted
08.12.07 Ryanair says complaints less than 8 per million passengers
08.12.07 TAP increase Stansted cargo flights on record demand
07.12.07 MAXjet shares suspended pending 'financial clarification'
07.12.07 O'Leary says Ryanair will make €30m write down on Aer Lingus investment, not €90m
07.12.07 Ryanair asks EU to block Air France-KLM - Alitalia bid
07.12.07 Two day seat sale for Ryanair
06.12.07 Irish Airlines attract most complaints in EU
06.12.07 Ryanair website most popular travel site in October
06.12.07 Ryanair calendar 'outstrips the competition'
05.12.07 Ryanair passengers up 23% but load factor down 1%
05.12.07 Ryanair scraps plans to use Eindhoven as hub over environmental tax
04.12.07 Olympic 'facing difficult future' after Ryanair legal challenge
04.12.07 Ryanair to take €90 million writedown on Aer Lingus stake
03.12.07 Stansted Airport holds innovation forum
02.12.07 Stansted Airport offers festive luggage advice
02.12.07 Ryanair delivers record passengers to Ireland
01.12.07 Ryanair last in online shopping survey
01.12.07 Ryanair claims it is 'top for service and punctuality'
November 2007
30.11.07 Stansted Campaigners question BAA over plans
30.11.07 Ryanair suing European Commission over Volare
29.11.07 Ryanair faces EU probe over French Airport deal
29.11.07 Ryanair Rome flight delayed by crocodile
29.11.07 O'Leary demands apology over MEP's environment claims
29.11.07 Iceland Express to add extra flights on Stansted to Kefalavik route
28.11.07 New Stansted Airport shuttle bus service
27.11.07 Illegal immigrant works on planes at Stansted for 3 years
25.11.07 ERA says European lawmakers 'threaten simple airline pricing'
24.11.07 New runway at Stansted ‘still on’
23.11.07 Newspaper questions whether new runway at Stansted was ever planned
23.11.07 Ryanair suing European Commission over Olympic Air
22.11.07 New Stansted runway 'scrapped in favour of Heathrow growth'
22.11.07 O'Leary says Ryanair takeover of Aer Lingus 'inevitable'
21.11.07 Ryanair 'can absorb higher fuel costs'
20.11.07 Aer Lingus starts legal action over Ryanair stake
19.11.07 BAA launch employment academy at Stansted Airport
18.11.07 Ryanair cabin crew strip off for charity calendar
17.11.07 Air France sues Ryanair for 'slanderous accusations' over EU collusion inquiry
17.11.07 Confusion caused Stansted flight to level off at just 500ft
17.11.07 Ryanair win Belgian employment rights case
16.11.07 Stansted Airport baggage thefts uncovered
16.11.07 Ryanair suing EC over Lufthansa
15.11.07 Ryanair 'confident' on EC website pricing probe
14.11.07 Airlines 'cheating' passengers out of cancel flight compensation
13.11.07 New Chamber of Commerce for Stansted
12.11.07 Stansted Airport extension 'should now stop'
12.11.07 Stansted launch guide to help local firms do business with the airport
11.11.07 Ryanair shares 'could have further to fall'
11.11.07 MAXjet celebrate second birthday
10.11.07 MAXjet launch cargo operations on Stansted - US flights
09.11.07 Ryanair reprimanded over newspaper ad
09.11.07 Ryanair sues EU over French aid
08.11.07 Ryanair increase check-in fee; aims to go 'from low-cost to no-cost'
08.11.07 Ryanair's Rome flight cuts appeal successful
08.11.07 More Stansted Express trains from January
07.11.07 Ryanair begins talks on $4bn deal to add 70 planes to fleet
07.11.07 Ryanair has an ad upheld by ASA
07.11.07 O'Leary scoffs at climate change again
06.11.07 Ryanair plans baggage and check in fee rises, welcomes higher fuel costs
06.11.07 MAXjet October load factor up 4 points to 71.5%
06.11.07 Air Berlin launch Stansted - Munich flights
05.11.07 Ryanair profits up 26%, raises full year guidance on higher fares
05.11.07 Ryanair has not increased fuel hedging
03.11.07 Passengers unhappy with MAXjet over flight problems
02.11.07 Stansted Airport hotel deal
01.11.07 Passenger gets little help when reporting pilot drinking concerns
01.11.07 Ryanair wins suspension of Rome's Ciampino Airport flight curbs
October 2007
31.10.07 Stansted Airport 'peeping tom' policeman could face jail
31.10.07 Ryanair takes delivery of 150th Boeing 737-800
30.10.07 Ryanair gets warning over fifth ad breach in a year
29.10.07 New Eastern Airways Manchester - Stansted flights take off
27.10.07 American Airlines launches flights to New York from Stansted tomorrow
27.10.07 Jail for woman with 40kg of cannabis in luggage at Stansted
27.10.07 Stansted coach crash driver charged
26.10.07 Lastminute.com stops selling Ryanair flights over ad dispute
25.10.07 'Biased' council could face £1m legal fees over Stansted decision
25.10.07 Ryanair fuel needs hedged at $65 until end of March
25.10.07 Fire in rubbish compactor at Stansted Airport trips terminal alarms
25.10.07 Blue 1 add 'economy extra' on Stansted - Helsinki flights
25.10.07 Business travellers don't want mobiles on planes
24.10.07 BAA confident on Stansted plans
24.10.07 Reward for information after Stansted Airport train hits steel bar
24.10.07 Israir to launch new Eilat flights from Stansted
23.10.07 Italian airport strike causes hundreds of cancelled flights
22.10.07 The lowdown on Eos, MAXjet and Silverjet
21.10.07 Eastern sign Stansted ground handling contact with Aviance
20.10.07 BAA says Stansted expansion would create 3800 jobs and generate £millions locally
20.10.07 Ryanair crew on Italian flights don't speak Italian
20.10.07 Ryanair carries 25 million passengers on Spanish routes
20.10.07 Profits down for Spain's Vueling as price war bites
19.10.07 Stansted public inquiry ends today
19.10.07 Eos planning second Stansted - New York route
19.10.07 Ryanair takes passengers from Paris to Madrid by bus!
19.10.07 Ryanair to hold second on-line ad auction
19.10.07 Emergency landing at Stansted Airport
18.10.07 easyJet calls for DfT to ensure price controls retained at Stansted Airport
18.10.07 Job losses for Swissport at Stansted
18.10.07 Czech Airlines scrap Stansted - Prague route
17.10.07 Ryanair's 'lastminute.com robber' ad banned
17.10.07 Swedish consumer agency take Ryanair to court over cancelled flight compensation
17.10.07 Milestone reached in Stansted expansion
16.10.07 Malpensa Airport say talks with Ryanair 'continuing'
15.10.07 Aer Lingus seek order to stop Ryanair ‘interference’
14.10.07 O'Leary says environmentalists should 'get a job and get a life'
14.10.07 Ryanair launch biggest ever seat sale
13.10.07 O'Leary's 'ego air' talking to US airports about flights but jet prices need to fall
13.10.07 Italy court rules against Ryanair on Ciampino flights
13.10.07 Ryaniar 'will remain a long-term shareholder in Aer Lingus'
12.10.07 Ryanair files complaint over rivals fuel surcharges
12.10.07 Ryanair carries more 'posh people' than BA
12.10.07 Warning of weekend train delays for Stansted passengers
12.10.07 Promotional fares for new flights from Stansted to Sal, Cape Verde
11.10.07 Ryanair sees winter passengers up 20 percent; Milan airport talks 'going nowhere'
11.10.07 Aer Lingus to take legal proceedings against Ryanair over shareholding
11.10.07 Ryanair suing France in European Court of Human Rights over labour law ruling
11.10.07 Business class airlines to be hit by aviation tax change
10.10.07 Stansted Airport drug smuggler jailed
10.10.07 Missing Stansted airport man returns home
09.10.07 MAXjet to increase New York, Las Vegas, LA flights; scrap Washington
09.10.07 Blue Air launch Stansted - Bucharest flights
08.10.07 Ryanair makes €60m by not refunding taxes
08.10.07 Eos Airlines awards advertising contract to MediaCom
07.10.07 Search for man last seen at Stansted Airport
05.10.07 Tories 'would rule out second runway at Stansted'
05.10.07 Sterling fills Ryanair's shoes in Malmö
05.10.07 MAXjet announce higher passengers and increased flights
04.10.07 Ryanair passengers up 23% in September
04.10.07 Ryanair mourns founder Tony Ryan
03.10.07 Aer Lingus asks EC to cut in Ryanair stake
03.10.07 Ryanair to add 70 new routes in October
02.10.07 Air Berlin axe Glasgow - Stansted route
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