Originally Posted by
LTNman
Seems reasonable to suggest that to double the size of the airport LLAL will need to find the land to double the total number of stands and to build another terminal to a similar size to the exiting one with its own road network and car parking.
I can’t see any prospect of the current CTA playing any part in those expansion plans as despite what the airport attempts with its redesigning of the drop off zones nothing fixes the problem of traffic congestion and Luton does not have the space or a blank canvas to start again. This would suggest that there is no point in expanding the main apron with another row of stands and a terminal on the hangar side would not give the airport enough new stands.
Options would be to look at the long term car park together with parts of Wigmore Park as the DART could be easily extended. For years now the airport has been raising the dropping ground by the fire training ground and this is where most of the DART soil is also going to be placed.
The other option is south of the runway and basically start again which is what Stansted did. Another DART would be required but the south has almost unlimited amounts of land. Hertfordshire would object but that would not stop the development as it would go to the government to decide.
Doesn't it have to go to the Government anyhow, regardless of the location?