London Luton Airport Articles

Luton Airport reports summer numbers down 66%

15/09/2021 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has returned its summer figures which show passenger numbers were down 66% compared to pre-pandemic levels. July and August saw just 1.2m passengers pass through the terminals at London Luton compared to 3.6m in the same period of 2019. The airport says that despite the success [read more]

Luton Airport chief calls for support after passenger numbers plunge by over 80%

11/11/2020 2 minute read
Written by: Ryan Lim

As a result of the ongoing pandemic, London Luton Airport (LTN) has experienced an 82% drop in passenger traffic having seen 297,000 passengers in October. The ongoing ban on non-essential travel is expected to create an even larger impact on the airport and the airline industry which has already seen [read more]

Wizz Air adds new routes from London Luton

30/05/2020 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Wizz Air has announced five new routes from London Luton, most of which will start in Summer 2020. The new routes are all to destinations in mainland Spain, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands showing that, as travel restrictions ease, Wizz Air is thinking that Spain will be a busy destination [read more]

Luton Airport reports record passengers for October

15/11/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has reported record passenger numbers for October 2018. The airport says that 1.5 million passengers used the airport in October, a 7.9% increase over the same period last year. The increase comes as a raft of new routes are launched by Easyjet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, SunExpress, [read more]

L-R Gavin Shuker MP Labour Luton South. Clive Condie Chairman LLA. Nick Barton CEO LLA. Chris Grayling MP Secretary State for Transport. Baroness Sugg Aviation Minister. Steve Double MP Transport

London Luton celebrates 80 years with exhibition

01/02/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) is hosting an exhibition this week at the Palace of Westminster to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The past 80 years has seen London Luton grow from an aerodrome to a major international airport which saw its busiest-ever year in 2017, with 15.8 million passengers travelling through the [read more]

Wizz Air adds new routes at London Luton for S18

21/11/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Hungarian Low-Cost Carrier Wizz Air (W6/WZZ) have added 5 new destinations from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) for Summer 2018. The routes include daily flights from London Luton to Bratislava (BTS/LZIB), Slovakia and Larnaca (LCA/LCLK), Cyprus which begin 20th June and 30th May respectively. Other routes include a 3-times-weekly service to Lviv [read more]

Luton Airport sees 43rd consecutive month of growth

13/11/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has recorded its 43rd consecutive month of growth with another 3% rise in October. The mid-autumn month saw over 1.4m passengers use Luton Airport to fly off to the 130 destinations now served by the airport. In order to meet continued demand from passengers, London Luton [read more]