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<\/p>\nGETTING away from the crowds at an airport can seem impossible sometimes, especially during busier travel seasons.<\/p>\n
However, frequent flyers know that at some travel hubs, there are places to go to escape the masses and have a more relaxing wait for their flight.<\/p>\n
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One such person is Cora Harrison, 31, who has discovered a hidden seating area at one of the UK's busiest airports.<\/p>\n
The travel blogger says the space at London Stansted is only a stone's throw away from the main departure waiting area – but is much quieter.<\/p>\n
Cora filmed a video that shows Stansted packed full of passengers before revealing the hidden area, with dozens of seats available.<\/p>\n
The footage was captured on September 25 before Cora got on a flight to Sicily, Italy.<\/p>\n
According to Conde Nast Traveller, London Stansted Airport is the country's fourth busiest airport with over 23 million passengers passing through in 2022.<\/p>\n So it is no wonder that spare seats have become a scarce commodity.<\/p>\n Yet Cora's secret area still seems to offer plenty of space for passengers looking for tranquillity ahead of their journeys.<\/p>\n Cora, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, said: "Stansted Airport is a notoriously hard place to find a seat within departures.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "I came across this seating area by accident when I was travelling".<\/p>\n Cora runs a travel blog with her wife Helen Harrison, 31, and has been to 32 countries so far – and more recently has brought their 21-month-old son with them.<\/p>\n In the video she explains how to find the special seating area, saying: "Head towards the 'all gates' area.<\/p>\n "Once you get here, look to your right and you'll see a sign that says 'additional seating'.<\/p>\n "You want to go ahead and take the escalator down to the ground floor."<\/p>\n Cora is seen heading down to a much quieter seating area, with plenty of spots available. <\/p>\n However, she had one more tip for travellers. She continued: "Once you're here, you'll see some seats.<\/p>\n "However, these aren't as good as the ones around the back of the escalator. So turn around and here you'll find some really good seating.<\/p>\n "Every time I've been to Stansted, it's been pretty much empty, while upstairs people are sat down on the floor."<\/p>\n Cora isn't the only person to have discovered a quiet area at Stansted, with Tiktoker Mike (@mikeandeve) revealing a more relaxed spot in the airport.<\/p>\n After going down a similar escalator, he showed off the quiet seating zone, which also has plenty of\u00a0plug sockets for travellers to charge phones and laptops.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jj5ar9-leeds-bradford-airport-777562390.jpg\")
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