Stansted has cited confidence from airlines maintaining many summer schedules into the winter for its busiest November in eight years.
Passengers using the London’s third largest airport airport rose by 26% or 327,000 to 1.59 million compared to the same month last year.
The total number of passengers in the year to last month rose by 11.2% to more than 19.7 million, the highest rate of growth at any London airport.
The increase in passenger numbers using Manchester Airports Group-owned Stansted was as a result of flight frequencies on many key routes across Europe not reducing during the off-peak season.
Airport managing director Andrew Harrison said: “The significant increase in the number of passengers flying through Stansted reflects the growing confidence of our airline partners as many maintain summer flight frequencies and extend their peak flying schedules into the winter season.
“The very strong monthly performance and the double digit annual growth not only ensures Stansted remains the fastest growing airport in the London system but is also a clear demonstration that under MAG’s ownership, the airport is being successfully transformed so it can attract more passengers and airlines and play an increasingly vital role in providing important international air connectivity over the next two decades.”