Stansted records its busiest day ever
Image courtesy MAG / Credit flitchmedia
The new daily record beat the previous high of 104,000 set on 23rd August and is the fourth time the record has been broken in 2024.
Strong demand for family holidays and short breaks, particularly during half-term, also saw Stansted record its busiest ever October with 2.67 million passengers using the airport, an increase of 97,000 on the total for last year, the previous busiest October.
Destinations across Turkey, the Canaries, Spain and Portugal were the most popular for those heading away on holiday, while the number of passengers flying into Stansted over the period reached new heights as overseas visitors continued to use Stansted as their gateway to London and the East of England, including for a number of high-profile European football and NFL games hosted in the capital.
Operational performance during the month remained strong, with 99% of passengers passing safely through security in 15 minutes or less, and with an average queue time of two minutes during the main departure peaks.
The number of passengers using London Stansted in the 12-months to the end of October stands at 29.45, an increase of 6.7% on the previous year.
Gareth Powell, London Stansted’s Managing Director, said: “To record the busiest day in the history of London Stansted in late October is an incredible achievement and a powerful reflection of reliability, great choice, value and operational efficiency the airport and our airline partners are able to offer our passengers.
“We know all these aspects of travel are really important to passengers when choosing where they fly to and from, so our teams work hard every day to ensure we do all we can to make the airport experience as seamless and smooth as possible while offering the best connectivity to Europe of any UK airport.
“The month was not only a great success due to the record number of passengers we welcomed to London Stansted, we were also very proud to be named Airport of the Year at the prestigious UK National Transport Awards, and delighted to unveil further details of our very exciting and ambitious £1.1 billion investment plans for the airport
“The five-year investment programme will deliver wide-ranging benefits to passengers and help secure links to even more global destinations, helping transform the airport journey while maintaining the simple, efficient and reliable experience we know our passengers really value when they choose to fly from Stansted.”
