Record June for UK’s largest airports group

•  MAG served 6.4m passengers across June 
• Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airport all saw year-on-year passenger increases in June 
• Operational performance remained strong throughout the month 
• Last week, the Group published its annual results for the year end to 31 March 2026  

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is gearing up for a positive summer season off the back of a record performance in June.  

With schools across the UK about to break up for summer, MAG’s airports have more than 990,000 additional seats on sale compared to 2025, offering passengers a greater choice of global destinations than ever before.   

MAG served a record 6.4m passengers in June, an increase of 2.2% on the same month last year. 

The Group – which operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands – recorded a rolling 12-month passenger total of 66.6m passengers, a 1.6% increase year-on-year.  

Manchester and London Stansted both saw record passenger numbers across June.  

Manchester Airport served 3.1m passengers across the month - an increase of 1.3% year-on-year. The airport’s rolling 12-month passenger total stood at 32.3m passengers, a 2.3% increase on 2025.  

London Stansted welcomed 2.9m passengers in June, a 3.4% increase year-on-year. The rolling 12-month passenger total for the airport stood at 30.3m passenger, a 1.2% increase on last year.  

East Midlands Airport welcomed more than 498,000 passengers, a 1.2% increase year-on-year. As the UK’s largest pure freight hub, the airport handled more than 37,000 tonnes of cargo across June - a 13.9% increase on prior year.  

As the Group heads into its peak summer season, operational performance remained strong. 100% of passengers at London Stansted passed through security in 15 minutes or less. At East Midlands Airport, the figure was 99% and at Manchester Airport it was 97%.   

MAG recently published positive annual results for the year to 31 March 2026. The Group posted revenues of £1.5bn, up 12.8% on prior year, and an adjusted EBITDA of £614.4m, up 7.7% year-on-year. Operating profit stood at £303.9m, up 15.5% on 2024/25.  

The results were underpinned by investments of £561.7m across the year as the Group marked the nearing of completion of its £1.5bn transformation at Manchester Airport and the start to its investments at London Stansted.  

Reflecting on the results, MAG’s CEO, Ken O’Toole stated that there needs to be a predictable, proportionate, fair and objective approach by the Government on business rates to encourage private businesses to continue investing in growth-enabling infrastructure.  

To read more on MAG’s annual results for 2025/26, click here. 

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