Another good positive post for Stansted here regarding the Emirates figures.
A/D
05/09 353/329
06/09 363/315
07/09 354/357
08/09 343/338
09/09 362/320
10/09 347/311
11/09 343/308
12/09 344/tbc
So that’s a 99.7% load factor for the arrivals over the last 8 days, and departures at 92.4% over the last 7 days. This is if my maths right.
However you look at least his these figures are just amazing and well beyond mine and a lot of other airports staff expectations.
Even the based Emirates representatives are amazed at the factors. The arriving flights have got a lot of connecting passengers on them, not sure of the percentage rate though. Still talks that Emirates are looking to add a second daily flight some point next year.
A small note on a comment above about how Stansted’s changed from its original purpose of being curb to plane. I don’t think BAA when they originally built the terminal thought it would knocking on the door of 30 million passengers.