Airports
Ryanair Among Prospective Buyers of London Stansted
London Stansted Airport is set to be sold to new owners in a move that promises to shake up the competitive dynamic between the country’s airports.
London Stansted Airport is set to be sold to new owners in a move that promises to shake up the competitive dynamic between the country’s airports.

UK airports group BAA has reluctantly abandoned any further legal challenges to the compulsory sale of London Stansted Airport mandated by anti-trust authorities. It is now open to offers for what is the UK’s fourth busiest airport, and low-cost carrier Ryanair has emerged as a leading figure among potential bidders. Ryanair confirmed on August 21 that it has been asked to join a consortium that would buy Stansted jointly, with its own stake not exceeding 25 percent. Undisclosed pension funds, infrastructure investors and the owners of the UK’s Manchester Airport are also understood to be in the running to buy the facility from BAA.