PRIVATE jets and plane spotters have been turning up in their droves at Stansted Airport today (Friday July 27).

A spokesman for operator BAA said it has been a “mega busy day for Stansted’s private aviation terminals” as hundreds of guests arrived from across the globe for tonight’s opening ceremony on a variety of private jets.

That brought in hordes of plane spotters who converged on the airport to see the assortment of private jets touchdown.