What a surprise (not). The politicians strike again - it is mostly down to them (and some inept management) that Luton is in the state it is now.
The council is happy to take the extortinate "per passenger fee" from TBI with one hand, yet seek to condemn the place with the other.
It would be very interesting to know on what grounds the Planning Application has been rejected. If it is on noise grounds, then that is crazy. The proposed site of the new cargo apron is much further away from the houses on the airport's eastern boundary than the current facility, and with the increased apron space, it might even attract some quiter aircraft. Furthermore, as I understand it, the DHL 727's who are the main noise offenders will be history soon as 757's are slowly introduced.