The Latest Breaking News from Stansted

Stansted Airport power outage causes delays for passengers

Holidaymakers at Stansted Airport were stranded on trains and planes after a power failure affected the entire airport site.

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2023

Drop-off rip-off? Airport charges for drivers and how to avoid them

Paying for the privilege of dropping off passengers began in the wake of the attempted terrorist attack at Glasgow airport in 2007

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Drop-off rip-off? Airport charges for drivers and how to avoid them

Paying for the privilege of dropping off passengers began in the wake of the attempted terrorist attack at Glasgow airport in 2007

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Hundreds of Ryanair, BA and easyJet flights cancelled as week of strikes begins

Ryanair, British Airways and easyJet have had to cancel flights this week with services from London Stansted, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh impacted due to French air traffic controller strikes

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023

Woman due in court over security incident on Easyjet flight at Stansted

Police were scrambled to the airport after reports of a security alert on board a plane on the runway

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023

UK airports trial new passport gate rules for children this half-term

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are taking part in the e-gate trial this week, with the decision whether to roll out the scheme across the UK in the hands Border Force

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Families told of major change for children in all UK airports from this summer

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are launching trials of e-gates for children aged 10 and 11, with other airports including Manchester and Birmingham possibly to follow suit this summer

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Passport e-gates to open for children aged 10 and 11

Border Force director-general Phil Douglas said a trial is being launched at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

UK airports with the harshest anti-sleeping rules in place to stop passengers snoozing

Stansted, Manchester and Heathrow airports all have particular rules around when and where passengers are permitted to sleep when waiting for their flight to depart

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

UK flight tax cut spurs surge in domestic air links

Ryanair will shuttle between London Stansted and Edinburgh three times a day

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023