Figures published on Friday (12 May) by the airport’s owner, MAG, show that 2.4 million passengers passed through the terminals last month, 16% up on last year’s levels.
This has brought the total of passengers for the year ended April to 25.8 million, up 111% on the previous year.
According to the data, the Easter bank holiday weekend gave the London hub a significant boost, with Stansted reporting 87,000 passengers on Easter Monday – its busiest day of the year so far.
