Stansted Airport reports ‘strong’ December with return to pre-pandemic traffic in sight

Stansted Airport in London recorded “strong passenger performance” in December 2022 as 1.85 million people travelled through the hub. The number more than doubled the traffic for the same month in 2021 and came to 93% of December 2019., the airport reported on January 16. Traffic for 2022 came to over 23.3 million, taking the airport close to the roughly 25 million recorded in 2019, the last year before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing travel-inhibiting restrictions. Managing director Gareth Powell said the numbers were “a great achievement, and testament to the strength of Stansted’s route network”. “This