Talk:London Stansted Airport

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Charters

How about culling that list of charters? It is a list of holiday operators rather than airlines (mainly), and it's very likely most will remain red links. Can't see the use either. -Wangi 13:19, 18 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Future Expansion

I think it's necessary for a section on the proposed second runway and general expansion of the airport. I'd write a section myself but my knowledge of the plans is very limited. --Fozi999 00:13, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Maplin

Is it worth mentioning in the history that Stansted was only chosen for London's third airport after the project to build a large airport (bigger than Heathrow) on reclaimed land at Maplin Sands was cancelled in the 1960s on the grounds of cost?

Piers

I think that it has two piers connected by bridge and one or two by monorail, rather than 1 and 2 as stated in the article... is it possible to check this?

BaseTurnComplete 18:11, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

No, one pier is connected by bridge, gates 1 to 32. The other two are connected by monorail, gates 33 to 68 and gates 69 to 99. Sb2k4 9:30, 19 February 2006 (GMT)

I thought there were four piers but in fact it seems more complicated than that... according to the website: There are currently three satellite buildings at Stansted. ● Satellite 1 is used by international passengers and is served by the tracked transit system ● Satellite 2 is used by both domestic and international passengers who walk and use the tracked transit system respectively; and ● Satellite 3 is used by international passengers who walk to and from the terminal. Claret 22:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sleeping

Is it worth mentioning the several hundred people who sleep on the chairs and floor at Stansted each night? I was astounded to see about 700 people there last Friday, and did a search earlier for "people sleeping at stansted"; turns out it's a regular occurence (some sites list 100 average, 3-400 peak; others (eg http://www.geoffjones.com/stansted.html gives a quote from a worker stating an average of ) 500 nightly. If included it would presumably only fit into a Trivia header, but with a figure of however many hundreds of people per night it seems like something notable enough to include, though I don't know how to state the figure so am not currently Bold enough to write it in myself. It's worth noting that the two nearby hotels are a Hilton and a Radisson, both expensive locations, and this is probably a factor in why so many people prefer to bring a sleeping bag... --User:Firien § 11:35, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

For: The Stansted expansion article is very short and could occupy a section of the main article as it is very closely related. Flymeoutofhere 08:24, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Annoying Police

Could someone point out the sheer incompetence of Essex Police, who regulary shut down the drop off and pick up point (as shown in the "The lawn in front of Stansted Airport..." photo)because of "terror alerts." They funnel everyone down into the short stay car park and the coach station where there is one huge traffic jam and thus creates an even BIGGER target for any would terrorist bomber!

I work with the police airport, and if you had any idea about what goes on with airport security, then you wouldn't be saying that. Luke0406 23:27, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

News

Is it worth adding a link to a daily updated Stansted news page - http://www.uk-airport-news.info/stansted-airport-news.htm

the above looks like spam to me and the site is part of a network of such sites. Thundernlightning 20:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi-Jacks

Special branch in the airport confirm that stansted is used to re-direct all hi-jacked, and suspected hi-jacked planes heading for london airports, and most other uk airports. does anyone thinks this is worth adding? Luke0406 23:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Airlines & Destinations: Air Berlin

Air Berlin will discontinue to offer flights from STN to Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast-Harbour BHD after 31-OCT-2007. As rumoured the economics of these flights were too bad. Archie02 21:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

David O'Leary

I wasn't able to find any supporting information for the claim that all survived the 1998 incident "due to the expertise of the flight crew and the distinct bravery of the team's assistant manager, David O'Leary." Neither the cited newspaper article nor the article for David O'Leary makes any mention of his "distinct bravery" or the expertise of the flight crew. For now I've removed the claim. SkipSmith (talk) 07:39, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Environment

"Since then passenger numbers have been in decline, due partly to rising fares and the lower value of Sterling, and perhaps also influenced by growing awareness of the detrimental impact that aviation has on climate change." This is rather humorous speculation but speculation nonetheless.-newkai t-c 11:02, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stop Stanstead Expansion --> London City Airport

I note there is a section here called "Opposition". I am trying to set one up for London City Airport. However, I keep getting blocked. Only 1-2 lines are necessary. Yet even mention is not allowed?. Clearly there Wiki editors are not showing consistency?.

Can someone mediate