The future is looking bright to say the least for Luton. Four years from an application to completion is very fast going and could be hard to achieve but today is the day to be positive.
This really is a game changer but the council must secure an agreement that the new franchise for the East Midland line includes 4 non stop trains an hour to achieve a London to terminal time of under 30 minutes. I think this will be included in the new franchise agreement as the government will be keen to help Luton take pressure off other airports. As one of the reports mentions Stansted will not be happy at the thought of its North London rival having a link to London that is 50% faster.
The report mentions bridges and tunnels so the bridge will be to cross Airport Way by Parkway and the tunnel must be to pass under the taxiway. It will be very interesting to see where the station goes in the CTA which we have already mentioned many times here. It's just got to be around easyjet HQ I would have thought but we will see.