All time monthly high for London Stansted Airport

The 3.1 million passengers to pass through London Stansted in July made it the busiest month in the airport’s history.

The total was up 6.3% on July last year and beat the previous monthly high set in August 2025.

The airport’s rolling annual passenger total now stands at 30.5 million, an increase of 1.8% on the previous 12 months.

The airport also saw daily passenger numbers top 100,000 on 18 days during July, the most in any individual month at Stansted.

The record-breaking month saw demand soar as families headed away for the summer holidays, with many passengers taking advantage of Stansted’s extensive European network to enjoy short breaks as well as longer holidays.

Spain, Italy and Turkey were the most popular countries served from the airport during July, while Istanbul, Dublin and Majorca topped the list of busiest individual routes.

Stansted’s managing director, Gareth Powell, enthused: “July was a real landmark month for London Stansted with more than 3.1 million passengers choosing to travel through the airport for the first time in our history.

“These record-breaking figures reflect the strength of our route network and the choice, value and convenience we offer passengers.

“We’re also seeing some changing travel habits, with many people now taking a number of shorter breaks over the summer rather than one longer holiday.

“At the same time, long-haul connectivity from Stansted has been boosted with Emirates recently returning to double-daily flights between London Stansted and Dubai, allowing more people to connect onwards to 140 global destinations.”