The high-flying airport has overtaken Glasgow and Birmingham, according to new figures.

They show that from November 1997 to 1998, Stansted handled 6.7 million passengers.

It was also the fastest growing airport in the BAA Group in 1998, with European flight traffic more than double the previous year.

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