London Stansted said it has become the UK's main entry point to Europe in the ten years since it was acquired by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for £1.5bn.
Since then, "millions of pounds have been invested in revamping facilities, Jet2 and Emirates have been added to its list of carriers, and it has grown to become the UK's number one gateway to Europe," the airport's management said in a February 28 statement marking the anniversary.
During the decade, over 1.3 million flights landed at or flew off from the airport, carrying over 200 million passengers, while Air Force One, carrying various US| presidents, landed at the airport "numerous times".
"It has been a fantastically exciting and successful 10 years at Stansted and although it has been challenging at times, especially during the Covid pandemic, we should be proud of what we have accomplished over the decade," said managing director Gareth Powell.
More growth is expected as the airport has planning permission to handle 43 million passengers and has signed "long-term growth deals" with carriers such as Ryanair.