Introduction and History - London Stansted is is
located in north London. It facilitates over 40 airlines and serves over 16
million passengers per annum to over 100 destinations. It is the fourth
busiest UK airport and one of the fastest growing in Europe. It primarily
supports to low costs carriers. In 1942 the concrete runway built by the
United States Army to use as a bomber base for WW2. The base housed hundreds
of aircraft and assisted in the Normandy landings. By post war 1947 ownership
had moved to the Air Ministry. In 1966, British Airports Authority (BAA) took
over the management of Stansted airport. By 1972 an extension of the existing
terminal building was complete. In 1984, reports proposed further airport
expansion to cope with ever increasing demand for flights from holiday makers.
In the Queen opened the new four hundred million pound terminal extension.
Facilities - The facilities st Stansted include the
following:- a left baggage facility, a small play area near Hamleys toy store
and baby changing areas.. There is a TTT Moneycorp collection point and a
Travelex exchange at the airport..
Food - the main food outlets inside the airport are
as follows: - The restaurants and bars outlets at Stansted are as follows:-
Cafe Alba, Caffè Uno, Caviar House Seafood Bar, Costa, Espresso by Pontis, Est
Est Est, Garfunkel's, Glorious Britain, Ice Cream Cart, Lovejuice, Metro Café,
Millies Cookies, O'Neill's, Past Times, Pontis, Pret a Manger, Seafood Bar,
Starbucks, Wetherspoons and World Duty Free.
Shops - the main shops inside the airport are as
follows: Shops at Stansted include:- Accessorize, Ted Baker, Tie Rack, Watch
Station, WHSmith, HMV, Impulse, Knickerbox, Kurt Geiger, Monsoon, Nike, Past
Times, Pen Shop, Pontis, Quicksilver, Rolling Luggage, Sock Shop, Sunglass
Hut, Hamleys, Hargreaves Sports, HMV, Impulse, Knickerbox, Kurt Geiger,
Monsoon, Nike, Past Times, Pen Shop, Pontis, Quicksilver, Rolling Luggage,
Sock Shop, Sunglass Hut, Ted Baker, Tie Rack, Watch Station, WHSmith,
Connecting Airlines - the main airlines that fly to
and from this airport are The following airlines fly from Stansted airport:-
Air Berlin, Air Malta, Airtours, Airways Holidays, Argo Holidays, Atlantic
Airways, Aurigny, Avro, Balkan Holidays, Belleair Holidays, Canadian Affair,
Celtic Holidays, Club 18-30, Club Freestyle, Cosmos, Crystal Holidays, Csa
Czech Airlines, Cta Holidays, Cyplon Holidays, Cyprus Airways, Eastern
Airways, Easyjet, El Al Israel Airlines, Escapades, Euromanx, First Choice,
First Choice Airways, Fly Niki, Flyglobespan, Freedom Flights, Germanwings,
Helios Airways, Holiday Options, Holidays For Less, Iceland Express, Inghams,
Jmc Holidays, Kibris Turkish Airlines, Kosmar Holidays, Libra Holidays, Malev,
Manos Holidays, Mark Warner Holidays, Metak Holidays, Norwegian.No,
Olympic-Odyssey Holidays, Onur Air, Panorama Holidays, Pure Flights, Ryanair,
Sky Europe, Skytours, Sovereign, Style Holidays, Sunset Holidays, Sunstart,
Taber Holidays, Tangney Tours, Tarleton Travel, Thomas Cook and Thomson
Holidays.
Getting There and Local Travel Connections - getting
there by road is simple... . The main train connections are as follows: . To
reach the airport by taxi . To use either bus or coach to get there
Airport Contact Details - the webiste address is
http://www.stanstedairport.com/ and you can call them on ((0)870 000 0303).
BAA - UK Flight Arrivals, Flight Timetable, Airport News, Duty Free shopping.
- Official website for Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow,
Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports, and company information. The address of the
airport is Bassingbourne Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1QW. The airport codes
are ICAO Code:EGSS and the IATA Code:STN
Guide to Stansted International Airport