Half-term traffic helps bring record February for Stansted

More than 2.01 million passengers passed through the terminal during February, an increase of 4.8 percent on last year, and 91,000 passengers more than the previous monthly record set in 2024.

The number of passengers using Stansted in the 12-months to the end of February stands at 29.77 million, an increase of 5.2 percent on the previous year.

Nearly 830,000 passengers travelled through Stansted during the half-term week alone, as families from across London and the East of England headed away for some winter sun, hit the ski slopes or visited friends and family.

Demand during the period also remained high from overseas visitors looking for affordable and convenient access to the UK, and London in particular, thanks to the airport’s extensive European route network.

The most popular destinations for winter sun-seekers included the Canary Islands, Southern Spain, Turkey, and Dubai, while the top choices for those heading to the slopes were Geneva, Chambery, Grenoble, Turin, Innsbruck, and Zurich.

Short city breaks were also in high demand with Dublin, Edinburgh and Istanbul the most popular.