LONDON - London Luton Airport, for years a popular airport for users of business jets in the coming years expanded vigorously. In 2020, the terminal needs, which is used among other things by easyJet, handle eighteen million passengers per year. Zake Nyet However, companies fear the pinch by the growing air traffic.
Luton provides quick access to the west of London and is therefore popular with business travelers and VIPs who have their own aircraft. However, the expansion of Luton is reserved no room to enlarge the platform for private planes.
"In 2006 we saw mainly come small aircraft, which usually quickly left. But nowadays flown with much larger aircraft that are also stand tall. We are desperate for capacity, "said Kerry Besgrove, operations director at Harrods Aviation.
The business jet company is even considering to steer customers toward the nearby Stansted, where it itself has a base. "Planners need to look at their options well. Stansted is like Luton 24 hours a day, seven days a week, has a longer runway and more space. Even further outside London are alternatives, "says managing director Paul Norton Harrods Aviation