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:
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
May 2008
31.05.08 Competition Commission Stansted pricing issues statement
31.05.08 Stansted runway consultation extended
31.05.08 Stansted wins award
30.05.08 Stansted Express tickets up 43%
28.05.08 American scrap Stansted – New York flights
28.05.08 Ryanair to launch Stansted - Zweibrucken flights
26.05.08 OAG figures show aviation slowdown
26.05.08 Ryanair defend decision not to sell via third parties
26.05.08 Reiss open Stansted store
25.05.08 Ryanair to ground 20 planes this winter
25.05.08 Stansted – Shetland flights launched
24.05.08 Ryanair unhappy over Russian airline’s codeshare claim
24.05.08 Extra police for Stansted Airport
22.05.08 Ryanair CEO: ‘oil really hurting’
22.05.08 easyJet 10 years at Stansted
21.05.08 Council slams NATS air stack plans
21.05.08 Passengers walk from motorway to Stansted after crash
20.05.08 Ryanair add priority boarding charge to online check-in; name change facility
19.05.08 Groups invited to apply for Stansted charity grants
18.05.08 Suffolk council to oppose Stansted flightpath changes
17.05.08 Villagers invited to Stansted runway meeting
16.05.08 Stansted hijacker working for BA
16.05.08 Ryanair launch holiday home website
15.05.08 Funny lastminute.com viral ad
15.05.08 Terror alert hoaxer jailed
14.05.08 Campaigners want to reopen Stansted inquiry
13.05.08 Ryanair wants Italian air traffic control compensation
13.05.08 Two new capitals for Stansted
12.05.08 Ryanair to halve fares; predicts more airline failures
11.05.08 AAIB report Stansted cargo flight problem
10.05.08 Banks downgrade easyJet, BA and Ryanair
09.05.08 Fund manager adds Ryanair shares
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
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