A former rescue dog has been added to the team at Stansted Airport as a new specialist search dog. Boots, the former stray, was brought to the Dog Unit from The Dogs Trust and is now fully trained to sniff out both cash and illegal substances. The 18-month old Labrador crossbreed was taken into Basildon Kennels as a result of being found homeless last August, and was given a new home after the Dog Unit spotted his potential to work successfully as a search dog. Continue reading…
Stansted Airport on Instagram: Our Top 10
We all love a decent scroll through Instagram when we’re waiting for our flight at Stansted Airport.
So we’ve gone one step beyond on put together our Top 10 Instagram Posts!
Bosses of Stansted and Manchester Airport to swap jobs!
The bosses of both Manchester and Stansted Airport seem to be swapping job roles to test each others management skills! Continue reading…
Largest Hampton by Hilton Hotel opening at Stansted Airport
Currently in its final stage of development, the world’s largest Hampton by Hilton Hotel at Stansted Airport is expected to open its doors in August 2017. The hotel showcases 357 rooms built across 7 floors with impressive views across the runway. Continue reading…
New Stansted Airport terminal
A new Stansted Airport terminal has been revealed, costing around £130m, and will be home to new arrivals once it has been built in 2021. Continue reading…
Timmy & Maxwell get a chance to take control at Stansted Airport!
Stansted Airport is close to new annual passenger record
Stansted Airport has just hit a 24 million annual passenger total for only the second time in history as it pushes closer towards a new record.
Nearly 2.2m passengers passed through the airport facilities last month which went down as the second busiest September on record and a 6.9% increase compared to the same month last year. This took the total since September 2015 to September 2016 to 24.009m.
Furthermore this was a 8.4% increase on the year before and was also just 6,000 passengers short from the all time highest record from October 2007. Continue reading…
Stansted Airport’s Birthday bash raises £1500 for two local charities.
A ball that was held back in April to celebrate Stansted Airport’s 25th year since it opened has managed to raise a staggering £1500 for two amazing causes.
Stansted’s busiest March on Record!
Good news seems to be continuing at Stansted Airport as it has been reported that last month was the busiest March on record with over 1.89m passengers venturing through the terminal, while the overall annual travellers has also risen to 23m for the first time since July 2008. The peak in March also helped contribute to its busiest ever winter season with over 8.66m passengers walking through the airport’s doors over the 5 month period finishing in March 2016. This beat the previous season high set in winter 2006/07.
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