London Stansted began the new year as it ended 2025 with another strong passenger performance in January as it gears up to welcome more than 800,000 passengers over the half-term holidays – and once again, Dublin has been ranked one of the airport’s most popular routes.
The London airport saw more than 1.89 million passengers pass through its terminal in January, up 2% on the same month last year.
That meant Stansted’s rolling total for the 12-months ending January 2026 reached 30.07 million, an increase of 1.3% on the previous year.
The top three most popular countries during the month were Italy, Spain, and Turkey, while the busiest routes were Istanbul, Dublin and Edinburgh.
Gareth Powell, London Stansted’s Managing Director, said: “January was another good month for London Stansted where we delivered a strong passenger performance and built upon the momentum of our record-breaking 2025 where we topped 30m passengers for the first time ever at the airport.
“I’m also pleased our passengers continue to experience a smooth and efficient airport operation when choosing to fly from the airport, which we aim to maintain as we prepare for the expected 800,000 passengers who will passing through the terminal across the half-term holidays later this month.
“In addition, we continue to make good progress on a number of key projects at the airport, including the extension of our security hall with the latest security equipment allowing all passengers to leave large electrical items and liquids bags in their hand baggage, and the construction of our on-site solar farm that will be helping power the airport this spring.”
