ON Monday 14th October, Stansted Airport revealed more details of their five-year £1.1bn investment programme that will help us to deliver a wide range of benefits to passengers and help them secure links to more destinations around the world.

The centrepiece of their plans is a landmark £600m extension to the airport’s existing terminal, which will create a bright spacious environment, with more seating areas plus new shops, bars
and restaurants to give travellers even more choice than they have today.

The 16,500m2 terminal development will help the airport serve up to 43 million passengers a year, which in turn will create up to 5,000 new on-site jobs and see the airport’s economic contribution double to £2 billion annually. The more spacious departure lounge will feature additional
seating, a greater choice of shops, bars and restaurants, and a larger security hall with more security lanes equipped with next-generation scanners. The extension will also provide more state-of-the-art check-in desks plus increased baggage capacity.

Chris Vince MP said:

When standing for election, I wanted to bring in sustained investment into Harlow to bring about tangible change for our town and the surrounding villages. This is a clear act of confidence
in this Labour government, showing the Airport’s trust to bring this investment into Stansted and the area.

Stansted is a major employer in Harlow, and a major airport for many of Harlow’s residents that use it for business and for leisure. This investment stands to not only improve the experience of Stansted, but will deliver more jobs, more confidence, and more investment to Harlow.

I welcome this investment and look forward to seeing the improvements for residents across Harlow and its surrounding villages.

Josh Dean MP said:

My mission as the MP for Hertford and Stortford is to make our community an even better place to live, work and learn. Sitting on our town’s doorstep, Stansted Airport is a major employer in Bishop’s Stortford and surrounding areas, and many of our young people benefit from opportunities to study vocational courses at Stansted Airport College.

I therefore welcome this programme of investment at Stansted Airport, confirmed at Monday’s International Investment Summit, which promises to open doors to meaningful work and opportunities to gain skills for life for our residents, and signals that, under this government, Britain is once again open for business.