Stansted Airport has received Code F status from the CAA, which allows the world’s largest airliners, such as the Airbus A380 and the new Boeing 747-8, to operate from the airport.

The approval could signal a rise in passenger and cargo operations for the airport, and Emirates Airlines has already named Stansted their airport of choice if they are forced to divert from their destination airport.

Stansted’s Commercial and Development Director, Nick Barton, said: “We’re delighted to have won permission to handle the world’s biggest Code F aircraft, an achievement that will make Stansted even more attractive to potential carriers – both passengers and cargo. It’s credit to the original designers of Stansted who showed astonishing vision in the 1980s to create an airport capable of handling the superjets of the future.

“Our mission is to make sure the world’s aviation decision makers know all about the excellent, modern facilities we have on offer here at Stansted Gaining Code F status gives us a competitive advantage as we focus our work and energy towards airlines from across the Middle and Far East, and the USA.

“We have the drive, ambition and desire to succeed, and we are very confident we can achieve our aim of making Stansted the London airport of choice in the years ahead.”

Airlines currently operating the Airbus A380 are: Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates.

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