Winter sun destinations in Spain and ski resorts in France and Italy are the most popular destinations as Stansted gears up for school half-term departures.
An estimated 90,000 passengers are due to depart from the airport between February 11-13 against just 2,000 during the same weekend last year.
Friday is set to be the busiest day when 31,000 passengers are expected to fly out, the day UK Covid travel testing restrictions are eased.
Stansted will handle more than 500,000 passengers – 275,000 departing and 220,000 arriving – over the full ten-day half-term period between February 11-20.
A recruitment drive has been launched in advance of what is predicted to be a busy summer as Stansted continues to recover from the pandemic.
The airport is holding its first face-to-face jobs fair in more than two years on Wednesday (February 9) at the Hampton by Hilton hotel.
A total of 150 security officer roles will be showcased along with hundreds of jobs with more than a dozen other companies operating at the airport.
The event will be attended by airlines, ground handlers, aviation contractors and service providers.
Operations director Nick Millar said: “As schools break up for half-term and Covid travel restrictions ease further on Friday, this will be the busiest weekend so far this year.
“We expect the airport to be very busy over half-term and we will be doing all we can to make sure everyone has a great start to their holiday.
“Our advice to anyone flying out over this period is to leave plenty of time to get to the airport, check the entry requirements for the country you are visiting, including paperwork and testing requirements and familiarising yourselves with all the usual security rules when passing through the airport by visiting our website.
“We understand many people haven’t flown in a long time due to the pandemic, but our passengers can be reassured we have committed to implementing the highest quality Covid-19 safety measures.
“Passengers can be confident in the knowledge that our teams continue to work hard to ensure the airport experience is as safe, stress-free and seamless as possible.”