NATIONAL Car Rental has opened an in-terminal branch at Stansted Airport, which is currently undergoing a £200 million expansion to increase passenger capacity from 10 million to 15 million a year.

National, which has a fleet of about 30,000 vehicles, already maintains counters at Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton as well as five regional UK airports. Before its Stansted operation moved into the main campus, where there are 50 parking spaces, National bussed customers to and from an off-airport location.