Stansted Airport welcomes one million more passengers in first three months of 2015

Stansted is the fastest growing airport in the UK, with ten consecutive months of double digit growth.

 
  • March 2015 passengers numbers up 24% to 1.67 million
  • Annual passenger numbers increase by 16.3% to 20.9 million

Mar-15

Monthly

Moving annual total

2015

2014

Diff

2015

2014

Diff

Total

passengers

  

1,671,298

   

1,343,310

 

24.4%

  

20,923,257

   

17,995,175

 

16.3%

Air transport
movements

        12,058

        10,232

17.8%

        148,421

        132,857

11.7%

Cargo tonnage

        19,346

        17,510

10.5%

        231,972

        208,078

11.5%

 Stansted Airport welcomed nearly one million more passengers in the first three months of 2015 over the same period last year as annual passenger numbers at the UK’s fastest growing airport increased by 16.3%. The airport served over 20.9 million passengers in the 12 months ending March 2015.

During March, the airport saw over 1.67 million passengers pass through the terminal, up 24% on the same month last year and the 10th consecutive month of double digit growth at Stansted.

Andrew Harrison, Stansted’s Managing Director, said: “The first three months of 2015 have been an extremely busy and exciting time for Stansted as the airport welcomed nearly one million more passengers during the period than in 2014. The total number of passengers using the airport in the last 12 months grew by over 16% to leave us tantalisingly close to the 21 million passengers a year milestone.

“In March, passenger numbers were up by more than 24% over the same month last year. This excellent performance has seen Stansted experience double digit growth for ten consecutive months, a fantastic achievement and testament to the strength of our airline partners who have added more routes, increased frequencies to key destinations and seen more people on each flight. Growth in domestic traffic has been particularly strong with passenger numbers up 40% over last year due to new Scottish flights from Ryanair plus the arrival of Flybe to serve Newcastle and Isle of Man with a Newquay service joining later this year.

“To help keep pace with this rapid growth in passenger numbers – Stansted is the fastest growing major airport in the UK – we continue with our investment programme to enhance and improve airport services and facilities, and we are also recruiting significant numbers of additional key staff to ensure we can get our passengers as quickly, efficiently and safely through the airport as possible.  

 
**The total number of passengers using Stansted in the 12 months to December 2014; 19,978,766 & in 12 months to March 2015; 20,923,257, an increase of 944,491.

 

About London Stansted Airport

London Stansted Airport is the 3rd largest in London (4th in UK) serving over 20 million passengers a year.  

Firmly positioned as a market leader for short-haul travel across Europe, with over 170 destinations across 30 countries, Stansted serves more scheduled connections to Europe than any other airport in the world.  With approval to serve 35mppa, it’s the only London airport with space and permission to grow, within its existing infrastructure.

Stansted also boasts an impressive and growing range of transport links that benefit from close proximity to the M11 and A120, as well direct trains to London and Cambridge and is proud to be the UK’s leading major airport (and one of the best-performing in Europe), with nearly half of passengers travelling to and from by public transport.  

London Stansted Airport won several notable international awards, including:

•          Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airport for Low-Cost Airlines 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014

•          ‘Air Cargo Award of Excellence’ (April 2011 and April 2013)

The airport also holds ISO14001 for environmental management, OHSAS18001 for Health & Safety systems and Carbon Trust Standard for reductions to emissions.

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For further information contact Stansted Airport press office:
T: +44 (0)1279 680534
E: mediacentre@stanstedairport.com
W: stanstedairport.com    
twitter: @STN_Airport

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