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Stansted Airport

The latest news, updates and features on London Stansted Airport (STN), an international airport located in Essex in England – one of six serving the UK capital. Stansted is the largest base of low-cost airline Ryanair.

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Two pictures showing a lorry crashed through the barrier on the M11 near Stansted Airport.

Major motorway closed for hours after lorry crash near London airport

Channel: UK UK 9 hours ago By Noora Mykkanen
A Ryanair plane flying in the air.

Ryanair flight with 178 people on board dropped suddenly without pilots noticing

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
A city skyline in Shenzhen, China at dusk.

8 exciting new flight routes from the UK to broaden your horizons in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel February 28, 2025 By Emily Bashforth
Stansted Express train arriving at London Liverpool Street - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 9, 2022; Shutterstock ID 2172633239; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Trains to major London airport to be cancelled for five weeks

Channel: UK UK February 21, 2025 By Brooke Davies
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M11 closes for hours after car and motorbike crash near Stansted Airport

Channel: UK UK February 13, 2025 By Tom Sanders
Hanseatic houses in Bryggen at winter.

Major UK airport launches eight new routes to Rotterdam, Bergen and more

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
View of the Colosseum Amphithea

'Extreme day trips' from UK airports as bargain travel trend soars

Channel: Travel Travel December 30, 2024 By Ella Glover
Passengers at a central London train station on a fully packed platform full of Christmas travellers.

Full list of Christmas train stations closures and rail disruptions in the UK for 2024

Channel: UK UK December 22, 2024 By Jasper King
A London Underground Piccadilly line train carriage exterior.

Part of Tube line closed for weeks to remain shut for even longer

Channel: UK UK December 19, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen
Medium shot of mother and daughter hugging curbside at airport

Full list of major UK airport drop-off charges - Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, and more

Channel: Travel Travel December 18, 2024 By Jessica Hamilton

'Ryanair fooled us into flying to the wrong destination'

Channel: UK UK December 16, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Train passengers waiting with their luggage at London Paddington station.

Railways blocked on major routes after storm fallout

Channel: UK UK November 25, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 24: People travel out of the city via train at London Euston train station on December 24, 2022 in London, England. Rail strikes over the Christmas period have encouraged more people into their cars to make festive journeys by road this year. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)

Full list of UK train station closures and disruptions over Christmas 2024

Channel: UK UK December 22, 2024 By Jasper King
London, England - September 1, 2015: Heathrow Terminal 5 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport serving the UK city of London. Opened in 2008, the main building in the complex is the largest free-standing structure in the United

Full list of the ‘worst’ airports in Europe — with 4 in the UK

Channel: Travel Travel November 3, 2024 By Alice Giddings

Warnings over ‘abnormal load’ on the M25 ahead of weekend closures

Channel: UK UK October 11, 2024 By Katie Boyden
M11

Major motorway near busy airport forced to close after 'serious collision'

Channel: UK UK October 11, 2024 By Katie Boyden
London Waterloo station with crowds.

Travel chaos at major London station as flights delayed at Heathrow and Gatwick

Channel: UK UK September 18, 2024 By Brooke Davies

Drivers face two hour delays on major UK motorway

Channel: UK UK July 27, 2024 By Jack Slater
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - February 04, 2024: Big passenger aircraft Boeing 737 of Ryanair airlines in the parking area of south airport on Tenerife. Passenger jet against mountains; Shutterstock ID 2451844871; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Six arrested after 'stag party fight' broke out on Ryanair plane at Tenerife airport

Channel: UK UK July 13, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Boeing 737 Max dives 2,000ft in 17 seconds on Ryanair flight to London

Channel: UK UK June 28, 2024 By Ben Ashton