London Stansted posts record August traffic of 3.27 million passengers, up 6.5%

• Stansted Airport reported August passenger traffic of 3.27 million, up 6.5% year over year.
• August became the busiest month on record, nearly 200,000 passengers above August 2025.
• June-August passenger total reached 9.27 million, up 5.4% year over year.
• Rolling 12-month passenger total rose to 30.7 million, up 2.4% from the prior year.
• August departures hit a record 9,097; runway movements peaked at 708 on Aug. 28.

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