Transforming London Stansted Airport

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Freight matters for international businesses Air freight connects businesses with the global marketplace. The speed of delivery it offers is increasingly important for many export/import businesses, especially for just-in-time and high value goods like pharmaceuticals and digital technology. Stansted is the third biggest air freight hub in the UK, representing around 10% of the UK’s total cargo market, and London’s primary express cargo hub for DHL, FedEx, UPS and Royal Mail. In 2017, more than £12 billion of exports were flown on around 12,000 dedicated freighter flights. These services helped to connect businesses from across the region, including some of the world’s largest companies as well as the fastest growing SMEs and high tech industries, with markets around the world. On a typical evening, anything from high-end pharmaceuticals and digital technology to livestock and cut flowers pass through Stansted’s cargo sheds, keeping the UK and regional economy moving. Meanwhile, Royal Mail’s London Gateway at Stansted processes around 5 million individual items every night.