It can't be under estimated the importance of the worlds largest airport operator Aena running the show at Luton now. Luton is their 5th busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers out of the 47 airports they run or own throughout the world.
If any company can maximize Luton's potential it has to be them and under Aena's stewardship they have already radically altered Luton's redevelopment plans by altering the terminal frontage and interior layout and bringing forward plans for the multistory car park and taxiway extension to 08 from phase 3 to this current phase.
It is just a shame that events and a lack of investment in the recent past from other operators meant that it took Luton Council's intervention to get the ball rolling.