London Luton Airport is the fifth-busiest airport in the UK. If its ambitious expansion plan gets the go-ahead it will nearly double passenger numbers over the next 20 years, reports Barry Lloyd.
It has been a period of extensive development at London Luton Airport in recent years. In 2016 a project to expand the terminal was completed two years later. Such has been the growth that soon after in December last year the airport reached its capacity of 18m passengers a year. Prior to this in December 2018 a threeyear redevelopment, to include new shops, more gates and a new pier was launched.
These improvements have been delivered by London Luton Airport Operations Ltd (LLAOL) which runs the airport. Luton Borough Council (LBC) and the owner, London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL) entered into a concession agreement with LLAOL in 1998 for the management, operation and development of Luton. This agreement will be in place until 2031.
LLAL is looking at the possibility of further growth. In December 2017, it announced a long-term development plan that includes a request to expand the airport’s capacity to 32m passengers a year by 2039. This would necessitate the building of a second terminal, but the enlarged air…
