Stansted traffic up 7.2 per cent
Stansted Airport saw 1.16m passengers in January, up 7.2 per cent on a year ago. The airport follows Gatwick and Heathrow in reporting a strong start to the year. Over the past 12 months, Stansted said almost 17.5m passengers came through its doors, a rise of 2.6 per cent. The north London airport was bought by Manchester Airports Group last year and is aiming to attract more passengers and routes though it is not in the airports commission’s shortlist for another runway.