All about: Stansted

Revealed! Passengers' best (and worst) UK airports

By Roshina Jowaheer, May 14, 2013

A new survey has revealed British travellers' favourite UK airport - and it's not Heathrow or Gatwick! Travel search website Skyscanner asked 1,600 British flyers to rate 15 airports across the...
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Ryanair: Scrap Stansted's light railway and make passengers walk to planes

By Ruth Doherty, Sep 05, 2012

Ryanair boss Micheal O'Leary is famous for his money-saving schemes... The latest? Scrap the light railway at Stansted and make passengers walk to their planes instead. The no-frills airline...
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British Airways in-flight map shows 'wrong Stansted'

By Ruth Doherty, Aug 21, 2012

British Airways officials have said their in-flight maps could be "confusing" to passengers - because they highlight the Kent village of Stansted instead of the airport. The map, shown on...
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Ryanair mix-up lands passenger at wrong destination

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 28, 2012

A Ryanair passenger from Cornwall was allowed to board the wrong plane at Stansted Airport - raising questions about security issues. Professional surfer Toby Donachie, 19, was supposed to...
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Ryanair flight delayed as airport worker crashes steps into plane

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 05, 2012

A Ryanair flight to Ibiza was delayed at Stansted for 90 minutes after an airport worker crashed a set of steps into the plane. The aircraft was taken out of service as a precaution after...
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Ryanair passengers face chaos over bank holiday strike

By AOL Travel, May 22, 2012

Passengers flying on airlines including Ryanair over the Jubilee bank holiday are facing the threat of disruption because of a series of strikes by baggage handlers at Stansted Airport. A dispute...
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Now Stansted hit by passport control chaos

By Ceri Roberts, May 06, 2012

Last week, queues of up to three hours were reported at border control in Heathrow - and now Stansted airport has been hit by the same problems. The Daily Mail reports that sources at the...
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Goldfish and human fat among weirdest items confiscated at airport

By Roshina Jowaheer, Apr 14, 2012

PA A sweet jar containing live goldfish, human body fat and crustaceans are just some of the strangest items confiscated at London Stansted Airport. Other bizarre items removed at security...
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