Originally Posted by
davidjohnson6
Does Luton's main departures lounge area have the capacity to hold all pax if they arrive at the airport 3 hours beforehand ? At busy times, that's a lot of people with the potential for significant overcrowding...
It doesn't have the capacity to hold 15m in any comfort.
As part of phase one for airport expansion the plan was to put an extra 3.5m passengers through the existing terminal with minimal alterations to the building. In a current report to the Council, Luton Rising Temperature has increased that figure to 5m.
The DCO will make provision for growth through the existing terminal to be extended to circa 23 mppa to ease the path to further growth by reducing the likelihood of prolonged periods of stagnation.
At 23m I expect all the seating to be removed with passengers given slots to enter the terminal and for public safety to be put at risk.