An £8million revamp to transform the experience of those waiting for and boarding flights is underway.

Saffron Walden Reporter: An artists impression of Stansted Airports first lounge in the main departure area in the Uttlesford hubs 24-year history.An artists impression of Stansted Airports first lounge in the main departure area in the Uttlesford hubs 24-year history. (Image: Archant)

Work has already started on the next phase of Stansted Airport’s £80m upgrade of the terminal, and should improve facilities at Satellite One, a departure area for international flights.

The development will also include the first lounge in the main departures area in the airport’s 24-year history, due to be completed this spring.

The overhaul of Satellite One, one of the airport’s three departure areas, will offer fully refurbished toilets, free charging points and improved Wi-Fi for passengers. The revamp is part of the multi-million pound transformation of the terminal, which has included the new security area as well as the first phase of a brand new departure lounge.

Managing director Andrew Harrison said: “These are really exciting times and will be a significant turning point in the airport’s history.

“I’m really excited and looking forward to this time next year when this phase of re-development will be completed and our passengers can fully experience how Stansted is changing because this is just the beginning.”