Tartin Ton
The council currently pockets £50-55m per year for doing absolutely jack. Why would an operator want to see that sort of a leech stuck onto the side of any investment they might want to make? You can understand the reticence of Abertis to invest previously when the license term was so short and the chance of recouping any significant investment was hampered by the LBC leeches. The best thing for the airport will be if LBC sells the airport in it's entirety alongside the Abertis concession. Only then will LTN have a chance to reach its full potential.
What a strange way of looking at things. Surely the fact that Luton BC receives £millions from the airport each year is to be praised? It helps to keep the council tax down and pays for the services which councils provide. We live in a mixed economy, not some kind of devil-take-the-hindmost economy where only the sharks survive.