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Bosses at Essex Airport Submit Expansion Plan to Increase Passenger Limit to 51m
- In 2025, London Stansted Airport filed a planning proposal to raise its current annual passenger cap of 43 million, aiming to accommodate up to 51 million travelers gradually over the following two decades.
- The application follows a government-approved £1.1 billion terminal expansion started in 2024 and reflects responses from over 2,800 local residents and organizations during consultations.
- Stansted plans to use its existing single runway more efficiently, without increasing flight numbers beyond the current limit of 274,000 annually, while improving transport access and airport facilities.
- Gareth Powell, the managing director, emphasized that input from local residents has played a key role in developing their proposals to expand London Stansted in an environmentally conscious and responsible manner.
- If approved, the expansion could create 4,500 new jobs, support training schemes, improve infrastructure including M11 Junction 8, and make Stansted the UK's second busiest airport, enhancing local economic opportunities.
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Passenger Terminal TodayEssex airport reveals major expansion plans to increase passenger limit to 51 million
Bosses at an Essex airport have submitted plans to increase its annual passenger limit up to 51 million over the next 20 years.
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