Transforming London Stansted Airport

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THE GATEWAY FOR OUR REGION

Connecting business and leisure passengers to the world

Stansted is ideally placed to provide global connectivity to the world-leading research institutions and life sciences businesses located along the London-Stansted-Cambridge corridor, as well as the expanding technology clusters in east London and the wider region.

TOP 10 LONDON ATTRACTIONS British Museum London Eye National Gallery Natural History Museum Science Museum Tate Modern The Shard Tower Bridge Tower of London Victoria and Albert Museum

With the economic and population centre of London moving to the east, the future development of the airport will be vital to the continued success of London and the East of England. Providing the right connectivity for these fast-growing sectors, particularly over the next ten years, means Stansted will play an ever-greater role in providing the quick and easy access to international markets they need to compete. Whether it’s global giants like AstraZeneca, Amazon and Arm Holdings or fast-growing SMEs, we know that continuing to provide a growing network of services to our strongest trading partners in Europe while developing new, long-haul services from Stansted will help businesses across the region flourish. With 6.5 million people from the East of England travelling through Stansted every year, the airport is also a gateway for business trips, students and tourism. Places like Audley End House in Saffron Walden, Cambridge’s Kings College and the Norfolk Broads attract tourists from all over the world spending money in our region. Our unrivaled access to Europe and new destinations in the US and Middle East offer leisure passengers the opportunity to travel the world from their local airport. In 2016, tourism was worth £5.9 billion to the east and a staggering £29 billion to the London economy.* From Basildon to Boston, Diss to Dubai, a globally connected region would ensure towns and cities in London and the East benefit from increased inward investment and a growing visitor economy.

“Stansted Airport is a vital part of the infrastructure required to support the growing local economy and the Harlow Enterprise Zone is fully supportive of the airport’s growth plans.”

John Keddie, Chairman, Harlow Enterprise Zone

Top left: Millenium Bridge& St Paul’s Cathedral Top right : The Shard Iconic London skyscraper and Western Europe’s tallest building Middle left: Yeomenwarders at the Tower of London Middle right: Big Ben and theHouses of Parliament

Left: London Eye & River Thames

19.1 MILLI ANNUAL INBOUND VISITORS TO LOND SOURCE: VISITBRITAIN.O

London, a global tourist attraction – 19.1 million people visited the capital in 2016

* Tourism in England 2016, VisitEngland