London Stansted Airport pax down 2% to 1.7m in Feb-2017

London Stansted Airport passenger numbers down 2% - traffic highlights for Feb-2017:

• Passengers: 1.7 million, -2.2% year-on-year;
• Cargo: 19,072 tonnes, +0.2%;
• Aircraft movements: 11,533, -5.0%. [more - original PR]

Stansted Airport CEO Andrew Cowan said: "The slight drop in passenger numbers during February was anticipated due to the effects of the additional leap year day in 2016 and a temporary reduction in flight frequencies on some Ryanair routes at the tail end of the winter season as previously indicated by the airline last year."