Transforming London Stansted Airport

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A CATALYST FOR UK GROWTH

Supporting UK growth Over the last five years, there has been a renewed focus on the role of UK aviation. Aviation makes its own distinct contribution to employment and growth across the UK, generating over £1 billion a week for the economy, made possible by the nearly one million people working in the industry. It plays a unique role in creating jobs, connecting businesses to markets, bringing people together and driving growth across the country. With the right policies and investment priorities, aviation can play an even greater part in helping Government to achieve its overall objectives. The Government’s consultation in 2017 on a new aviation strategy supported making best use of existing runways at UK airports to deliver significant economic benefits. Our investment in Stansted and the region’s infrastructure supports the Government’s objective of developing a connected and prosperous Britain. Connectivity to new markets is a catalyst for the UK economy and meeting the Government’s vision for a global Britain. Our ambition supports the broader UK agenda, focusing on the development of regional and international connectivity, through the development of new routes and investment in better road and rail links. At Stansted, all of this can be achieved through existing runway infrastructure and investment in new facilities. With runway capacity at a premium and significant capacity constraints at other London airports, Stansted is the primary opportunity for sustainable aviation growth in the South.

Our transformational investment, which includes new facilities and raising the airport’s planning cap of 35 million passengers per annum (mppa), will enable us to make better use of our existing runway. Creating 5,000 new jobs and doubling our regional economic contribution to £2 billion a year will strengthen the airport’s role as a catalyst for economic growth, jobs and productivity. Our global gateway Stansted provides superb connections to Europe, serving more destinations than any other UK airport. Building on this, we will develop new connections to long-haul destinations in North America, the Middle East and Asia. We know these services are valued by businesses and passengers because they make it possible for them to fly from their ‘local’ airport. Since 2013, our airline network has grown from eight carriers to 22 this year, adding over 40 new routes including routes to Athens, Lisbon, Tel Aviv and Sofia. We have the infrastructure to serve more new airlines and we have been investing in our terminal infrastructure to offer long-haul passengers and airlines the facilities they need. New long haul services will begin operating from Stansted in 2018, starting with services to New York, Boston, Washington and Toronto with Primera Air. In June, Emirates will start flying to Dubai making it easy for passengers to access an extensive network of long haul desinations from Stansted. We are confident that these services will be hugely popular with businesses and passengers, with people taking advantage of the convenience of being able to fly globally from Stansted for the first time.

14 new Airlines 40 new routes since 2013