Stansted reaches 90 per cent of pre-Covid traffic

London Stansted airport reached 90 per cent of pre-Covid visitors in July when it catered for two.5 million passengers.

The UK capital’s third largest airport has recovered extra rapidly than its two sister airports, Manchester and East Midlands, the place passenger numbers have been down by 17.9 per cent and 26.9 per cent respectively in July, in contrast with the identical month in 2019.

The three airports are a part of Manchester Airports Group, which catered for a complete of 5.5 million passengers final month – nonetheless 15.4 per cent decrease than in July 2019.

MAG’s CEO Charlie Cornish stated: “July was MAG’s busiest month for the reason that pandemic started, with hundreds of thousands jetting-off for his or her long-awaited summer season holidays, some for the primary time in two years. 

“This summer season, greater than 11 million individuals will journey by means of our airports and, because of the onerous work and dedication of our groups, we’ll guarantee they get away on their travels easily.”

MAG was additionally eager to emphasize its enchancment in operational efficiency at its airports: all passengers travelling by means of Stansted have been capable of clear safety inside half-hour throughout July; this determine additionally reached 93 per cent of passengers at Manchester airport final month and rose to 99 per cent within the first week of August.