Luton Airport News
Busiest summer ever at London Luton Airport
Some 1.6 million passengers flew through London Luton Airport in August, a 6.8 per cent rise compared with August 2016 and the 41st consecutive month of growth. This year also marked the busiest summer in the airport’s 79-year history.
Signature Flight Support debuts new location at London Luton
Signature-based Signature Flight Support has confirmed that its second London location for the Signature Elite Class service is now operational. The new property is located at London Luton Airport’s private jet terminal.
Rail identified as key to future of London Luton Airport
Over 1.5 million passengers chose to travel through London Luton Airport last month. To meet rapidly rising demand, the airport is delivering the biggest investment programme in its history and increasing capacity by 50 per cent.
Wizz Air opens first UK base at Luton Airport
Wizz Air has opened its first UK base at London Luton Airport. Wizz will base one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft at the airport, increasing operations to 42 routes from Luton, including three new services to Tel Aviv, Prishtina and Kutaisi.
London Luton Airport welcomes 1.3m passengers in April
More than 1.3 million passengers flew through London Luton Airport in April, representing a 16.1 per cent increase compared with the same month last year. Having enjoyed over three years of continuous growth, LLA is currently making its biggest ever investment to meet soaring passenger demand and grow the airport’s capacity by 50 per cent to 18 million in the next three years.
Thomas Cook Airlines launches Corfu flights from London Luton Airport
The first flight operated by Thomas Cook Airlines took off from London Luton Airport earlier, marking the arrival of the 14th airline at the airport and the 14th new route this year. The new route will serve the Greek island of Corfu, operating every Sunday throughout the summer season.
Vueling launches new route from London Luton to Florence
Vueling has launched its first flight between London Luton Airport and Florence. The route will operate three times a week, with over 22,700 seats available during the 2017 summer season.
London Luton Airport breaks passenger milestones
Some 15 million passengers travelled through London Luton Airport in the last 12 months; a new milestone in LLA’s 79-year history. More than 1.2 million passengers flew through LLA In March - a 15.7 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, marking three years of continuous growth at the airport.
Wizz Air to establish first UK base at London Luton Airport
Wizz Air has announced that it will open its 28th base on in June this year, at London Luton Airport in the United Kingdom. The eastern European carrier will base one new Airbus A320 aircraft at the airport.
London Luton Airport sees strong growth in January
London Luton Airport enjoyed a bright start to 2017 as passenger numbers grew by 20.1 per cent in January compared with the same month last year. Over 985,000 travellers passed through the airport last month, representing thirty-four consecutive months of double-digit passenger growth.
Luton Airport welcomes record passenger numbers as expansion continues
Some 14.5 million passengers travelled through London Luton Airport last year, making 2016 the busiest year ever in the airport’s history. The record figure represents annual growth of 18.5 per cent compared to 2015.
easyJet to launch three new summer holiday destinations from Luton
easyJet will operate three new routes from London Luton Airport including Stockholm, with the Swedish Capital becoming a new country for easyJet from the UK. Also joining easyJet’s line up of destinations from the airport is the Greek island of Rhodes and French surf favourite, Biarritz. On sale now, the routes will be bookable via the app and website with the first flights taking off from March next year.