Officially recorded on May 27th, 50,564 passengers travelled through Luton Airport, topping all previous numbers and making it the busiest day in the 78 years of the airport’s history. Each year traveller numbers have grown steadily and are expected to increase in future months due to the implementation Adria Airways launching a new route to the capital of Kosovo, Pristina. Continue reading…
National Express service will take you from Bournemouth to London in just over three hours.
If you’re not one of the lucky people who has already experienced the fantastic airport service that National Express offer, don’t worry! The coach company, which travels to and around over 30 different towns and cities, has just recently re-introduced their route from Bournemouth to London. With it taking just over three hours and costing £9* each way, what is there not to love? Continue reading…
New London Luton Airport Prayer Room
A new 24 hour multi-prayer room has now been opened at London Luton airport for departing passengers and staff to use around the clock!
It is located near departure lounge 20, just beyond the retail area of the departure lounge.
Luton Airport aiming for reduced noise and emissions
Introduced on the 20th August 2015, RNAV1 technology aims to reduce noise disturbance and emissions for the local area. This new technology relies on GPS to enable flights to fly routes more precisely and draw them away from more crowded areas. Continue reading…
One month until the Grand Prix at Silverstone
Here at Luton Airport Guide we are hoping to roll out a few extra guides to help out visitors to the local area.
If you didn’t know, Luton Airport is the closest airport to the famous Silverstone racing track, and on the 3rd to the 5th July 2015 the Grand Prix returns! Continue reading…
London Luton’s Fresh New Look and Feel
Little by little, an explosion of colour is seeping into the walkways and areas of London’s Luton Airport. In a bold new look led by Ico Design, Luton is setting the stage for a redesign unlike others. Continue reading…
New direct route from London Luton Airport to New York to return in April
It’s been seven years, but the break is over. As of April 2015, French airline La Compagnie will fly business class-only flights from Luton to New York. The Boeing 757 will start off with four trips a week, and there is hope that these will increase in the Summer.
Luton invests in two holograms, Holly and Graham
Say hello to Holly and Graham… Luton’s pair of ground-breaking holograms to improve your journey through the airport!
Two computer-generated holograms, or ‘virtual assistants,’ have joined the workforce at London Luton Airport. The unusual couple, dubbed Holly and Graham by their co-workers, were installed inside Luton’s security search area at the end of January 2011.
Anger at ‘pay as you weigh’ plan
Weighing scales may seem inoffensive but a Bedfordshire airport has managed to turn them into an object of “fury,” to quote Mirror.co.uk.
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Luton braced for Xmas rush
For many Brits, Christmas is a celebration of the world’s most famous bearded gentlemen, Jesus and Santa Claus, and an excuse to escape the country by any means necessary. It should come as no surprise then that London Luton Airport is expecting thousands of people to arrive at the Bedfordshire hub over the festive season, clutching tickets to more than 90 destinations.