EL-AL applied for 10 additional weekly summer slots and didn't get a single one. If any new airline wanted to come to Luton in the summer they will be turned away as only DHL were successful.
This seems very strange unless WZZ and EZY are planning a return to their 2019 programmes for 2021. I can't help wondering if they are "planning" to do that in order to keep competitors out (for example, both fly to TLV and would be affected by the El Al application).
Also despite the lockdown Luton Covid 19 cases have increased by 1071 to 2067 in just a week. Lockdown what lockdown as something is going wrong. It is going to be a bleak Christmas for the airport I would imagine if this is the national trend.
Case numbers have increased nationally since the current lockdown started. I think that's because there is a lag between lockdown starting and its effects coming through in terms of number of infections.