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London Luton Airport

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IATA: LTN – ICAO: EGGW
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner TBI plc
Operator London Luton Airport Operations Ltd
Serves London, England
Location Luton
Elevation AMSL 526 ft / 160 m
Website www.london-luton.co.uk
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,160 7,087 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements 116,131
Passengers 9,425,908
Source: United Kingdom AIP[1]
Statistics from the UK CAA[2]

London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) (previously called Luton International Airport)[3] is an international airport located on the edge of the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of London. The airport is 2 miles (3 km) from junction 10a of the M1 motorway. It is the fourth largest airport serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted and is one of London's five international airports along with London City Airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... TBI plc is an airport operator, incorporated in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... An International airport is an airport where flights from other countries land and/or take off. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Heathrow redirects here. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English county of Essex about 30 miles (48 km) north-east of London. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...


In 2007, total passengers at London Luton increased by 5.3% to 9,927,321 [4] making it the fifth busiest airport in the UK. The airport serves as a hub for easyJet, Monarch Airlines, Thomsonfly, Wizz Air and Ryanair.[5] Most of the routes served are within Europe, however there are some charter airline which travel to international destinations. Queue of aircraft for take-off at the UKs, Europes and the Worlds busiest international airport - London Heathrow BAA owns 7 UK Airports, operates 8 Overseas Airports and runs 3 US Airports Retail industry Heathrow Terminal 5 under construction in July 2005 The tables below contain available... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... Boeing 757-200 in the old livery, Alicante Airport, Spain. ... Britannia Airways Boeing 757-200 (2003) Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group. ... Wizz Air is a Hungarian[1][2] low-cost airline with headquarters in Vecsés, Hungary. ... For the unrelated U.S. carrier, see Ryan International Airlines. ...

Contents

History

Early history


An airport was opened on the site on the 16 July 1938 by the Secretary of State for Air, Kingsley Wood.[3] During the Second World War it was a base for Royal Air Force fighters. The topography of the Luton area, situated where the valley of the River Lea cuts its way through the north-east end of the Chiltern Hills, has influenced the location of the airport.[citation needed] The airport occupies a hill-top location, with a drop-off about 40 metres at the western end of the runway[6][7][1]. is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. ... Sir Howard Kingsley Wood (19 August 1891 - 21 September 1943) was a Conservative British politician. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... RAF redirects here. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ... The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment in south east England. ...


Following the war the land was returned to the local council who continued activity at the airport as a commercial operation, providing a base for charter airlines such as Autair (which went on to become Court Line), Euravia (now TUI, following previous growth as Britannia Airways) and Monarch Airlines.In 1949 English Electric set up a missile development site on the northern slope of the airport which when closed in the 60's became the base for Carass Airways Catering.[citation needed] In 1972, Luton Airport was the most profitable airport in the country. It suffered a severe setback in August 1974 when a major package holiday operator, Clarksons, scheduling flights via its airline Court Line (which also operated local bus services), went bankrupt.[3] Britannia Boeing 757-200 shortly after take-off Britannia Airways was the largest charter airline in the United Kingdom, rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005. ... Boeing 757-200 in the old livery, Alicante Airport, Spain. ... A package holiday or package tour consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator. ... Court Line was a prominent British holiday charter airline during the early 1970s based at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire. ...

View across London Luton Airport, taken from the aircraft spotters viewpoint on the south side. A Thomsonfly Boeing 737-300 is lifting off, past the control tower.
View across London Luton Airport, taken from the aircraft spotters viewpoint on the south side. A Thomsonfly Boeing 737-300 is lifting off, past the control tower.

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1980s and 1990s

The next fifteen years saw a process of rebuilding, including the opening of a new international terminal in 1985. In 1990, the airport was renamed London Luton Airport to re-emphasize the airport's connection to the UK capital. In 1991, another setback occurred when Ryanair, who had flown from the airport to Ireland for a number of years, transferred its base of operations to Stansted. Later in the 90s, MyTravel Group began charter flights from the airport, using the "Airtours" brand and new 'low cost' scheduled flights from Debonair and easyJet, the latter making Luton its hub.[3] London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English county of Essex about 30 miles (48 km) north-east of London. ... Debonair was a British airline operating mainly from London Luton Airport offering flights to and from Spain, France, Germany and Italy. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ...


In August 1997, to fund a £80 million extension of the airport, the council issued a 30 year management contract to a public private partnership consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Limited , which was headed by Barclays Bank. Barclays later sold to TBI plc.[3] The Barclays Group is based in One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf Barclays plc (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS, TYO: 8642 ) is a global financial services provider and sportswear consultancy operating in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa. ... TBI plc is an airport operator, incorporated in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. ...


The main feature of the development phase in 1998 was a £40 million terminal made from aluminium and glass, based on an original design by Foster and Partners which The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh officially opened in November 1999. The new terminal houses 60 check-in desks, baggage and flight information systems and a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars.[3] 30 St Mary Axe, one of Londons most popular new buildings, towers above its neighbours. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921)[2] is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a royal Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip renounced these titles shortly before his marriage. ...


Recent history

The terminal building
The terminal building

In September 2004, development work started on a major project to transfer departures from the International Terminal Building built in 1985, to the previously unused first floor of the 1999 Terminal Building, a 9,000 sq ft (800 m²) area featuring a spectacular vaulted ceiling, which was completed with the new terminal, but intended to lie unused until required. The new departure hall opened on schedule on 1 July 2005 and features a new boarding pier extending 200 metres out between the airport's north & east Aprons and relocated security, customs and immigration facilities. In January 2005, London Luton Airport Operations Limited was acquired by Airport Concessions Development Limited, a company owned by Abertis Infraestructuras (90%) and Aena Internacional (10%), both Spanish companies. Abertis is a European infrastructure provider, whilst Aena Internacional is the international business arm of the Spanish national airport and air traffic control organisation.[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3528x1572, 1033 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London Luton Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3528x1572, 1033 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London Luton Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abertis Infraestructuras, SA, (IBEX-35:ABE) is a Spanish corporation. ... Aena is the name of the Spanish state owned company that owns and manage all Spanish airports. ... Aena is the name of the Spanish state owned company that owns and manage all Spanish airports. ...


Development plans and the future

In 2004 the airport management announced[8] that they supported the government plans to expand the facilities to include a full-length runway and a new terminal.[9]. However, local campaign groups, including Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN)[10] and Stop Luton Airport Plan (SLAP)[11] opposed the new expansion plans, for reasons including noise pollution and traffic concerns; LADACAN also claimed that various sites, including Someries Castle, a Scheduled Monument, would be threatened by the expansion. On 6 July 2007 it was announced that the owners of London Luton Airport decided to scrap plans to build a second runway and new terminal due to financial reasons.[12] Someries castle (sometimes spelled Summeries castle) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...


The airport today

The airport possesses a single runway, running roughly east to west, with a length of 7087 feet (2160 metres) at an elevation of 525 feet (160 m). The runway is equipped with an Instrument Landing System rated to Category IIIB, allowing the airport to continue operating in conditions of poor visibility.[13][14] All the airport facilities lie to the north of the runway. The terminal and aprons have a somewhat unusual layout, with ground-side access to the terminal being via a road tunnel to a bus station, drop off area, taxi rank and short term car park on the runway side of the terminal building. Most of the aircraft stands are located on the northern side of the terminal building, away from the runway and connected to it by a 'U' shaped set of taxiways and aprons that together encircle the terminal.[6][7] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The Localizer station at Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport in Hanover, Germany. ... A taxiway is a strip of land on an airport on which aircraft can roll (taxi) to or from a hangar, terminal, runway, or other facility. ... The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. ...


The northern side of the U shaped apron is ringed by a continuous line of hangars and other buildings, emphasing the fact that Luton is a major maintenance base for several airlines including Thomsonfly, Monarch Airlines and easyJet. By contrast to the heavily built up apron area, the airport's southern boundary is entirely rural with only a few isolated farm buildings and houses close to the airport boundary.[6][7] A cutaway diagram of a hangar. ... Britannia Airways Boeing 757-200 (2003) Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group. ... Boeing 757-200 in the old livery, Alicante Airport, Spain. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ...


The airport remains in municipal ownership, owned by Luton Borough Council but managed by the private sector London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLOAL). London Luton Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P835) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. An indicator of the importance of the airport to the economy of Luton is that Luton is reported to have the highest number of taxicabs per head of population in the United Kingdom.[15] The airport has become even more critical to the future of Luton given the recent closure of the Vauxhall Motors factory. Luton is a large town and local government district situated in the south of England, located 51 kilometres (32 miles) north of London. ... The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ... Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ...


Airport statistics

Number of Passengers [16] Number of Movements [17] Freight
(tonnes) [18]
1997 3,238,458 40,287 21,354
1998 4,132,818 47,748 25,654
1999 5,284,810 55,091 23,224
2000 6,190,499 59,951 32,992
2001 6,555,155 55,987 23,070
2002 6,486,770 55,009 20,459
2003 6,797,175 58,421 22,850
2004 7,535,614 64,243 26,161
2005 9,147,776 75,424 23,108
2006 9,425,908 78,840 17,993
Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority [2]

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Silverjet terminal

Shortly after its launch, Silverjet announced plans to open a private terminal facility at its base in London Luton Airport. However with the demise of silverjet the terminal is now closed. The terminal is designed to handle around 100 passengers by a meet & greet service: passengers arrived and were met by a concierge who took their baggage and they could proceed through to security and into the lounge that features internet access, shops and seating. Silverjet is a British airline that flies daily from London Luton Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. ...


The Silverjet facility is in the old Main Terminal and utilises the space of most of the old Departure Lounge Area. It has been completely refurbished to the standards of Silverjet.

 Plans to re-launch Silverjet have fallen through, so it is uncertain what will happen to the terminal. 

Luton Airport in the media

Luton Airport is widely known as a result of the Airline and Luton Airport television series. Airline follows the staff of easyJet at Luton and the airline's other hubs across the country whilst the 2005 series, named after the airport followed the life of employees at the airport in a similar format to the show Airport which follows staff at London Heathrow Airport. The airport was also mentioned in a famous Campari advert featuring Lorraine Chase, with the punch line "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?". " Na Lut'n Airport". This advert was the inspiration for a 1979 UK hit by Cats U.K. entitled "Luton Airport". The airport was also mentioned in the Piranha Brothers sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, as being the place where one of the brothers, Dinsdale, thinks that a giant hedgehog named Spiny Norman sleeps. Airline is a British and later, American television reality show that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff members of Britannia and later easyJet in the British version, and Southwest Airlines in the American version. ... Luton Airport is a British reality TV series which follows staff at London Luton Airport, the fourth airport of the London area and a hub for many low-cost carriers such as Easyjet and Ryanair. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... Heathrow redirects here. ... A bottle of Campari Campari is an alcoholic aperitif obtained from the infusion of bitter herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. ... Lorraine Chase is a british actress and model. ... The picture cover of Cats U.K.s 1979 single-hit: Luton Airport Cats UK were a British four-piece all-girl band who had an October 1979 UK hit with the single, Luton Airport (right). ... Ethel the Frog is a Monty Python sketch. ... This article is about the television series. ... This article is about the spiny mammal. ...


Ground transport

First Capital Connect train at Luton Airport Parkway
First Capital Connect train at Luton Airport Parkway

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Road

The airport lies a few miles away from the M1 motorway, which runs southwards to London, northwards to Leeds and connects to the M25 motorway. There is a short stay car park adjacent to the terminal, together with medium and long term on airport car parks to the west and east of the terminal respectively and linked to the terminal by shuttle buses. Pre-booked off airport parking is also available from several independent operators. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...


Rail

Luton Airport Parkway railway station was built in 1999 to serve the airport. It is positioned on the Midland Main Line. First Capital Connect (FCC) is the principal operator, with services to Bedford, St Albans, London, Wimbledon, Sutton, Gatwick Airport and Brighton. East Midlands Trains semi-fast services call hourly going south to London St Pancras and north to Leicester, Nottingham and Leeds. Luton Airport Parkway railway station is the railway station for London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire. ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... This article is about the English county town. ... , St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35 km) north of central London. ... , This article is about the district of London. ... , Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... Norwich will be at the eastern tip of the franchise area. ... St Pancras railway station, now officially known as St Pancras International, is a major station located in the St Pancras area of central London, between the new British Library building to the west and Kings Cross station to the east. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ...


A shuttle bus service connects the station to the airport, a distance of just over a mile. In order to provide additional capacity, LLAOL have contracted the shuttle service to FCC (since 20 January 2008), whose parent company FirstGroup have invested £1.3 million in a four-strong fleet of new articulated buses labelled 'StreetCars'. The new buses are 18 metres long and can accommodate up to 97 passengers plus baggage, which equates to double the capacity of the previous fleet of buses.[19] FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a Scottish transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen. ... A new ftr bus The title of this article should be ftr. ...


Another change that has taken place (as part of the aforementioned contract) is the implementation of fares for the use of the shuttle service. Passengers with valid rail tickets are now charged £1 while other passengers are charged £1.50.[19] There are also plans to replace the shuttle buses with a segregated tracked transit system.[20] A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ...


Buses

Local buses connect Luton Airport with Luton town centre and other local places. Direct bus services to London are operated by both Green Line Coaches and easyBus (with service to London Victoria). National Express coaches link the airport to other towns in the midlands and north of England.[21] Green Line Coaches is a long-distance commuter coach-operating company, part of the Arriva group operating services from London. ... easyBus is intercity express coach operator in the United Kingdom. ... Victoria Coach Station is the largest and most significant coach station in London, and is operated by Victoria Coach Station Ltd. ... National Express coach on route 561 National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ...


Also First Capital Connect are currently utilising four ftr buses, providing a frequent link between the airport and Luton Airport Parkway railway station. This service runs every 10 minutes during the day and is branded as Train2PLane. For other uses, see first. ... Look up for the record in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Getting there from London

Typically the fastest way to get there is via Luton Airport Parkway from London (30 minutes from St Pancras). (Train2Plane bus between Parkway & Airport) Going via National Express takes approximately 1hr 10 minutes.


Airlines and destinations

Luton is now also a major hub for several low-cost carriers, with scheduled services to many European destinations. Charter flights account for the remaining eight percent of the airport's passenger traffic.[3] A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. ...


The airport is also a centre for business jets, with an executive aviation base run by Harrods Aviation, part of the same group as London's Harrods department store. The airport is served by cargo airlines..[22] Business jet, private jet or, in slang, bizjet is a term describing a jet aircraft, usually of modest size, designed for transporting small groups of business people for commercial reasons at a time convenient to their business needs. ... Harrods Aviation Limited (formerly known as Metro Business Aviation Ltd) is a service provider for business aviation in the United Kingdom. ... Harrods is a department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. ...


Scheduled airlines

Scheduled airlines operating out of Luton include:[23]

  • Aer Arann (Galway, Waterford)
  • easyJet (Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast-International, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bordeaux, Budapest, Cagliari, Dortmund, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow-International, Grenoble [seasonal], Hamburg, Ibiza [seasonal], Inverness, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Jersey, Kraków, Lisbon, Madrid, Málaga, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pisa, Turin [seasonal], Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich)
  • Flybe (Isle of Man)
  • Monarch Airlines (Alicante, Almería, Arrecife, Faro, Gibraltar, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-South)
  • Ryanair (Beziers [begins 27 October], Brest, Derry [begins 27 October], Dublin, Girona, Kaunas [begins 28 October], Kerry, Knock, Malta, Marrakech, Milan-Bergamo, Murcia, Nîmes, Reus, Rome-Ciampino, Rzeszow [begins 29 October], Shannon, Szczecin [begins 28 October], Trapani [begins 28 October])
  • SkyEurope (Bratislava, Kosice, Poprad/Tatry, Prague)
  • Thomsonfly (Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Bourgas, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gerona, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Málaga, Monastir, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Pula, Reus, Rhodes, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tel Aviv, Tenerife-South, Thessaloniki, Zakynthos)
  • Wizz Air (Bucharest-Băneasa, Bourgas [seasonal], Budapest, Cluj-Napoca, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kiev-Boryspil [begins 15 September], Poznan, Sofia, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Zagreb)
  • XL Airways (Larnaca, Paphos)

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Charter operators

Around 8% of flights out of Luton are operated by charter airlines. Charter airlines who fly to Luton include:[3]

  • Monarch Airlines (Corfu, Larnaca, Zakynthos)
  • Onur Air (Bodrum, Dalaman)
  • Thomas Cook Airlines (Palma de Mallorca)
  • Thomsonfly (Alicante, Arrecife, Bodrum, Bourgas, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Funchal, Gerona, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Málaga, Monastir, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Salzburg, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Zakynthos)
  • XL Airways (Sharm el-Sheikh)

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Cargo operators

Cargo operators include:[24]

DHL Air Boeing 757-236(SF) DHL Air is a cargo airline based in Castle Donington, United Kingdom. ... MNG Airlines is a cargo airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Varig Logística (aka VarigLog) is a cargo airline, based in São Paulo, Brazil. ...

References

  1. ^ UK Aeronautical Information Service
  2. ^ Aircraft Movements, Air Passengers by Type and Nationality of Operator
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Airport History. London Luton Airport. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  4. ^ CAA Airport Statistics 2007
  5. ^ Key Facts. London Luton Airport. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  6. ^ a b c Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 182 - St Albans & Hatfield. ISBN 9780319237809.
  7. ^ a b c Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 193 - Luton & Stevenage. ISBN 9780319237830.
  8. ^ London Luton Airport - Future Developments
  9. ^ Luton and Distric Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise - Communities affected
  10. ^ Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise - Campaign Headlines
  11. ^ Stop Luton Airport Plan
  12. ^ New runway plans at Luton shelved
  13. ^ Luton Airport Technical Data. TMC Ltd. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
  14. ^ Community Newsletter - August 2006. London Luton Airport. Retrieved on December 21, 2006.
  15. ^ "Luton South", UK Polling Report
  16. ^ Total number of Terminal and Transit Passengers during each year.
  17. ^ Total number of flight movements (takeoffs and landings) during each year.
  18. ^ Total volume of freight (tonnes) during each year.
  19. ^ a b Luton on Sunday (2008-01-20). Airport shuttle bus will charge in future. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  20. ^ Blue Skies Easing the Pressure. The Monitor. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  21. ^ By Bus & Coach. London Luton Airport. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  22. ^ Harrods Aviation Introduction. Harrods Aviation. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  23. ^ Airlines. London Luton Airport. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  24. ^ Cargo. London Luton Airport. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.

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London Luton Airport: Information from Answers.com (1380 words)
In 1990 the airport was renamed "London Luton Airport" in order to boost the profile of the airport in the eyes of foreign visitors, likely to be heading to London but not realising Luton was close.
Today, the Airport remains in municipal ownership, owned by Luton Borough Council in August 1997, in order to fund a £80 million extension of the airport, the council issued a 30 year management contract to a public private partnership consortium London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLOAL), which was headed by Barclays Bank.
A indicator of the importance of the airport to the economy of Luton is that the town has the highest number of taxi cabs per head of population in the United Kingdom.
London Luton Airport (857 words)
London Luton airport is one of Britain's fastest-growing airports.
The main airport in the area is London Heathrow as its one of the biggest and busiest not only in the UK but the world.
Luton Airport was opened on the 16th July 1938 by the then Secretary of State for Air the Right Honourable Kingsley Wood.
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