London Stansted airport is situated about 10km outside Harlow and 3km from Bishop's Stortford. The airport is the third busiest in the London area and serves as the hub for low-cost carriers. It's operated and owned by British Airports Authority; this airport handled about 23 million passengers and more than 208,000 flights in 2007. This was used as an RAF airfield during WWII and commercial operations began in 1966. It now has one private aircraft terminal and a main passenger terminal in addition to the cargo station.
The railway station below the airport provides easy access from Cambridge, Midlands, and Leicester. You could take the M11 Motorway from Northeast London or Cambridge. A120 dual-carriageway connects Colchester and Harwich to Stansted. There are many scheduled buses and shuttles running from Victoria Coach Station, Liverpool Street Station, and Golders Green. In 2002 a Ryanair operated Boeing caught fire after landing; there was no loss of human lives. Air Europa, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines, and First Choice Airways are some of the major operators.

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