Istanbul Overtakes Dublin as Top City Break Flight Destination From London Stansted

Istanbul Overtakes Dublin as Top City Break Flight Destination from London Stansted

Istanbul was the busiest city break route out of London Stansted in August, taking over from Dublin which held the title for a number of months previously. Dublin, Istanbul, Edinburgh and Palma de Mallorca are Stansted’s busiest city break flight destinations, but Dublin has been the top of that list for some time – only to be pipped by Istanbul in the latest stats. Overall, London Stansted rounded off its busiest ever summer with a record Augus…

Record breaking August completes busiest summer ever at London Stansted

London Stansted rounded off its busiest ever summer with a record August in which it welcomed nearly 3.1m passengers. That beat the previous record set in August 2024 by 0.6% and took the 12-month total to 29.77m, an increase of 2.4% on the previous year. August also saw Stansted record the busiest day of the year so far as more than 104,000 passengers passed through the terminal on 24 August. The airport recorded 11 days in total where passenge…

Record breaking August completes busiest summer at London Stansted

London Stansted rounded off its busiest ever summer with a record August in which it welcomed nearly 3.1m passengers. That beat the previous record set in August 2024 by 0.6% and took the 12-month total to 29.77m, an increase of 2.4% on the previous year. August also saw Stansted record the busiest day of the year so far as more than 104,000 passengers passed through the terminal on 24 August. The airport recorded 11 days in total where passenge…