The budget airline, easyJet has plans of long term growth with London Stansted airport. Standsted is a major UK airport outside of Londond owned by Manchester Airport Group. The announcement was made that they plan on doubling its passenger numbers at the airport.
Breakingtravelnews.com reported that they hope to see number of passengers that fly with easyJet from Stansted as increased from 2.8 million to six million over the next five years.
Manchester Airport Group bought Stansted airport in February 2013 and the new plans come just a few months after the acquisition. London Standsted is a major hub for easJet with up to 27 routes.
"The airline is one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe and MAG is delighted to be supporting the airline's plans from Stansted.
"As well as offering new destinations, easyJet's continued focus and growing share of the corporate market means the agreement can also facilitate an increase in the number of business travellers using Stansted," said Charlie Cornish, chief executive, MAG to Breakingtravelnews.com.
"We are delighted that easyJet has chosen Stansted. We're working hard with existing and prospective airlines to drive passenger growth at Stansted so today's announcement by easyJet on the new framework for growth is a positive first step," he added.
Passenger numbers at Stansted reached 23.8 million in 2007 but the numbers have gone down to 17.5 million per year.
"London Stansted will flourish under MAG's ownership as we actively market the airport, the region and its strong connectivity, including direct rail access to both London and Cambridge, to airlines and introduce lots more airline competition into the London market.
"The quality of our offer is compelling and we strongly believe that London Stansted has a key role to play in any debate on South East capacity and today's positive announcement by easyJet confirms that," added Cornish to breakingtravelnews.com.
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