Another possibility is that Aer Arann will operate a service to and from Luton in the mornings from the end of October when the winter timetable is introduced.
They recently started their Manchester and Birmingham flights which have been well received.
To a large extent, this all revolves around whether the £12m funding for the runway extension to accomodate Ryanair is imminent. Will they put an [offset?] ILS on rw 08?
As with all major projects of this nature, where external funded is involved, there will be strings attached. Might even turn out to be a double edged sword.
