The airport welcomed nearly 3.1 million passengers last month, surpassing the previous record set in August 2024 by 0.6 per cent. This took the yearly total to 29.77 million, a 2.4 per cent increase compared to last year. On August 24, more than 104,000 passengers passed through the terminal, making it the busiest day of the year so far. Across the peak months of June to August, 8.8 million passengers used Stansted's services. "August was our busiest single month ever, with 11 days during the month seeing us welcome more than 100,000 passengers."