Infratil, a New Zealand airport owner, has emerged as a potential bidder for the London’s Stansted airport.

Infratil is currently in the process of selling Manston and Prestwick Airport, the new bid is expected to be launched as part of a consortium, including the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Steven Fitzgerald, an executive director of Morrison & Co, a infrastructure fund which manages Infratil, said to Bloomberg: "We've been following the BAA forced disposal process, with Stanstead being the last of them."