HL Deb 11 February 1986 vol 471 c185WA
Baroness Burton of Coventry

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, further to their reply to the Baroness Burton of Coventry on 16th January (col. 1159), they will confirm that the present number of passengers using Stansted is about 1 million, and whether they will give the exact figure.

The Earl of Caithness

On the present pattern of traffic using Stansted, the capacity of the airport is about 1 million. In the year ended 31st December 1985, 513,600 passengers travelled through Stansted Airport.