
London Stansted Opens Solar Farm with More Than 24,000 Panels
London Stansted’s new solar farm is fully operational, with over 24,000 panels supplying airport electricity and supporting its 2038 operational net zero goal.

London Stansted’s new solar farm is fully operational, with over 24,000 panels supplying airport electricity and supporting its 2038 operational net zero goal.
Published at 0100PDT / 0800GMT 21SEP26 Thai Airways International (THAI) and Turkish Airlines last week expanded codeshare partnership, covering additional 21 routes. Following codeshare routes went into effect since mid-September 2026. THAI operated by Turkish Airlines Istanbul – Alexandria Istanbul – Basel/Mulhouse Istanbul – Bremen Istanbul – Bucharest Istanbul – Cairo Istanbul – Cologne/Bonn Istanbul – Frankfurt Istanbul – London Heathrow Istanbul – London Stansted Istanbul – Malta Istanbul – Munich Istanbul – Nuremberg Istanbul – Salzburg Istanbul – Stockholm Arlanda Istanbul – Stuttgart Istanbul – Thessaloniki Istanbul – Zurich Turkish Airlines operated by THAI Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Manila Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Nagoya Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Sapporo New Chitose Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Tokyo Haneda
Published at 1900PDT 18SEP26 / 0200GMT 19SEP26 TUI Airways in the first quarter of 2027 schedules one-time London Stansted – La Romana flight, on board Boeing 787-8. Stansted departure is scheduled on 16FEB27, La Romana on 02MAR27. TOM264 STN0930 – 1450LRM 788 TOM265 LRM1720 – 0530+1STN 788

London Stansted handled a record 3.27 million passengers in August 2026, up 6.5% year-on-year, completing the busiest summer in the airport's history.

A large amount of data was stolen on Thursday, Aug. 27, from three of the UK’s airports after a cyberattack gained access to around 8.7 million customers’ personal information. Hacking incident on three major UK airports The cyberattack that occurred at Manchester Airport (MAN), London Stansted Airport (STN) and East Midlands Airport (EMA) was declared […]

AirAsia has launched its first codeshare partnership with Pegasus Airlines, creating new connections between Southeast Asia and Europe through Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The initial phase covers journeys from Kuala Lumpur to London Stansted, Moscow Vnukovo, Ankara, Zurich and Athens via Istanbul. The partnership is expected to expand progressively to more than 100 connecting routes […]

Flights have been diverted to Stansted Airport (STN) due to strike action at Norwich Airport (NWI). Passengers have faced substantial delays over the weekend on 22 and 23 August, caused by action short of strike, which begna days before the full walkout, further disruptions as upcoming strikes force complete airport closures. The Incident description Three […]

The owner of Manchester Airport (MAN) and London Stansted Airport (STN) has claimed that hackers demanded a ransom…

Hackers accessed data belonging to approximately 8.7 million customers of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports in a ransomware attack on Manchester Airports Group (MAG). The stolen information mainly consisted of email addresses provided by passengers when registering for airport Wi-Fi. A smaller proportion included names, postal addresses, telephone numbers, postcodes and vehicle registrations […]

London Stansted is marking National Aviation Day by revealing it delivered its busiest flying day ever, when 693 aircraft took off or landed in a single 24 hours during this summer’s peak getaway period. Hundreds of people came together to deliver the record day, which was 20 July, during Stansted’s busiest ever month, when more than 3.1 million passengers travelled through the airport as families headed off on their summer holidays.

Air Charter Service chartered an Embraer 190 carrying nearly 100 passengers from London Stansted to Valladolid, Spain, for the August 12 total solar eclipse, the first visible in continental Europe [...]

Emirates has welcomed its two millionth passenger at London Stansted Airport, highlighting the strong growth of the airline's third London gateway since services began in 2018.

Emirates has welcomed its two millionth passenger at London Stansted Airport, marking a significant milestone for the airline’s third London gateway since first launching services in 2018. To mark the occasion, one lucky customer on EK66, Jeanne Fostel, received an upgrade to Business Class and an Emirates Skywards Gold membership, providing access to a range of premium travel benefits including complimentary lounge access, additional baggage allowance, complimentary seat selection and bonus Skywards Miles. Eleven additional passengers on the same flight were also upgraded to Emirates Skywards Silver membership, unlocking benefits including complimentary Business Class Lounge access in Dubai, extra baggage allowance and bonus Skywards Miles.

Emirates has welcomed its two millionth passenger at London Stansted Airport, marking a significant milestone for the airline’s 3rd London gateway since first launching services in 2018. Follow Aeronews on...
Budget airline Jet2 announced a major expansion to routes from Bournemouth (BOH), London Stansted (STN) and Jersey (JER) airports as part of its Summer 27 program. The expansion included new exclusive Jersey flights from Bournemouth and London Stansted, enhancing Jet2’s offer to the Channel Island. Jersey flights grow Jet2’s new Jersey flights from Bournemouth Airport […]

Jet2 has revealed brand-new exclusive routes from Bournemouth and London Stansted airports for Summer 2027, alongside a major increase in capacity to Jersey.
EasyJet passengers were stranded on the tarmac for over two hours in the middle of the night due to their diverted plane being unable to refuel at Stansted Airport (STN). It was one of many flights diverted from Gatwick Airport (LGW) after a British Airways plane temporarily blocked the runway due to a landing gear […]

Jet2 has launched a new ski route for Winter 26/27 between Innsbruck and London Stansted, with weekly Saturday services running from 19 December to 10 April 2027.

London Stansted has reinforced its status as the UK’s leading airport for travel to Italy. The airport now offers direct flights to 30 Italian destinations this summer; more than any other UK airport.
China Cargo Airlines has launched a direct 777F route connecting Shanghai with London three times a week. The route was launched June 23 with the 2020-vintage unit 66624, which flew from Shanghai (PVG) to London Stansted Airport (STN) non-stop before returning to PVG. “The Shanghai service introduces another major cargo carrier to London Stansted and […]