London Stansted submits plans to boost passenger capacity to 51 million a year

Stansted Airport served a record 29.76 million passengers in 2024 - (Getty/iStock)

London Stansted airport has submitted a planning application to increase its annual passenger capacity to 51 million over the next 20 years.

The aviation hub northeast of central London applied to Uttlesford District Council to make “best use of its existing single runway” by the 2040s.