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Luton Airport Records Rise In Passenger Numberss
21 - Mar - 2017

Luton Airport Records Rise in Passenger Numbers

London Luton Airport’s passenger numbers rose by 19.5% in February, compared to the same time last year.

More than one million passengers passed through the airport in February, marking thirty-five consecutive months of double-digit growth in passenger traffic.

LLA is now upgrading its facilities to meet the increased demand and improve customer experience. The ongoing construction is hoped to increase the airport’s capacity by 50% to 18 million in 2020. Moreover, the airport’s owners has submitted plans for a new £200m light rail link to run between Luton Airport Parkway station and the airport terminal.

Luton is also set to launch four new routes in March, which will see Ryanair operate flights to Dusseldorf Weeze, EasyJet to Stockholm and the Isle of Man and Blue Air to the Romanian City of Cluj.

Being the fastest growing airport for international passengers in England, Luton Airport is the only airport without a direct rail service. The airport is now calling for introduction of four fast trains per hour from central London as part of the forthcoming East Midlands rail refranchising process.

CEO of LLA, Nick Barton, said: “February has been another record-breaking month for LLA. We have taken huge strides to improve the passenger experience and our growing popularity reflects the progress we have made.

“An important part of the redevelopment is upgrading our transport links. Last month the airport owners submitted plans for a new light rail link which will replace the current shuttle bus and make passengers’ journeys smoother and quicker.

"The last piece in the jigsaw will be improving rail links with central London – adding four fast trains per hour to the new franchise agreement will allow us to do just that.”

 

By Airport Pickups London