Health worker reports Stansted and Ryanair to police after staff let passengers board without mask

Public health worker, 36, reports Stansted and Ryanair to police after mask-free security staff let passengers board without covering-up – as airport is hit by wave of Covid complaints Rebecca McDonald, 36, claimed staff allowed people with no face mask to board She said workers accused her of being rude and ‘threatened not to let … Read more

RAF Typhoon jets scramble to intercept passenger jet at Stansted as ‘suspicious object’ found

RAF Typhoon jets scramble to intercept passenger jet that lands in Stansted after ‘suspicious object is found in plane toilet’ Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to Stansted Airport in Essex this evening  The jets circled over the Essex airports just after 7pm and then returned to base Laudamotion passenger aircraft was escorted as it … Read more

RAF Typhoon jets scramble to intercept passenger jet that lands in Stansted after mid-air incident

RAF Typhoon jets scramble to escort passenger jet to Stansted airport after mid-air incident Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to Stansted Airport in Essex this evening  The jets circled over the Essex airports just after 7pm and then returned to base There are claims they were sent out to escort a passenger jet near … Read more

Hazmat officials board Ryanair flight at Stansted and drag off Covid-infected passenger

Hazmat officials board Ryanair flight at Stansted and drag off Covid-infected passenger who broke quarantine by taking seat AFTER getting text alert that he had tested positive in airport Passenger received a message from health authorities as they were on the plane Police officers boarded the plane at London Stansted, according to passengers Footage shows … Read more

Stobart culls 130 Essex airport jobs at Stansted and Southend

Stobart culls 130 Essex airport jobs after Easyjet confirms plans to shut down bases at Stansted and Southend By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 18 August 2020 Airport operator Stobart Group is to cut more than 130 jobs after Easyjet confirmed plans to shut … Read more

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow to Stansted Airport

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow as it makes emergency landing at Stansted airport amid reports of loss of contact with pilot Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as … Read more

Plane carrying 150 fruit and veg pickers from Romania lands at Stansted

The first plane carrying 150 ‘critically important’ Romanian fruit and vegetable pickers landed at Stansted this afternoon.  The young Romanians, a mix of men and women and all wearing face masks, filed out of the near empty airport in groups of five to comply with social distancing. They were then transported by buses to a … Read more

Plane full of Romanian fruit pickers will land at Stansted tomorrow to fill farm labourer vacancies

Charter plane full of Romanian fruit pickers will land at Stansted tomorrow to fill farm labourer vacancies – despite coronavirus causing surge in UK unemployment Boeing 737 charter plane is arriving tomorrow with about 180 Romanian workers  It is believed that not enough British workers have applied for farming jobs  The charter plane is the … Read more

UK’s airports ranked by Points Guy UK, with Glasgow No1, Heathrow second and Stansted bottom

The best and worst airports across the UK have been named in a new study, with Glasgow Airport taking the top podium position and London Stansted languishing in last place. The ranking has been produced by flight tips site The Points Guy UK in an inaugural annual report after an ‘extensive review’ of the largest … Read more