So next year the airport will apply for planning permission for a terminal that could handle around 20 million passengers but what sort of terminal should it be? More of the same with no airbridges and what many would rate as basic facilities in a low rent terminal or a more upmarket affair for trying to attract a better class of passenger.
There is an argument that Luton has only done well on the back of cheap Eastern European migrants and their visiting families but growth in that market must be close to saturation and the fact that Brexit was a vote to control migration so where is a future market going to come from when Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted all have plans to cream off passengers.
Luton's market is niche based on a shortish runway so long haul will always be problematic with many types of aircraft. The Brits only have so much money to spend so growth would have to come from outside the UK from new markets.
Agree or disagree?