Stansted Airport IT failure sparks travel chaos – with 10,000 passengers missing flights and hours of delays - Most of the security lanes were out of action, and baggage systems were not working ...

This forecast positions Stansted to surpass Gatwick’s 41 million, thereby establishing itself as the United Kingdom’s second busiest airport, following Heathrow.

London Stansted Airport (STN) opened a formal public consultation period for its plan to increase annual passenger capacity to 51 million—up 70% over current levels—by the 2040s.

In 2002, planning permission was granted to expand the airport to serve 25 million passengers per year – by 2007, 2.5 million people passed through Stansted’s gates in August alone.