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I am told that Wizz could be moving into the 'huge' Russian market soon?
Local News in Luton, Dunstable and Bedfordshire | Airport reveals plan to up passenger numbers
Local News in Luton, Dunstable and Bedfordshire | Airport reveals plan to up passenger numbers
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Well the plans to alter the road layout for the summer season must be dead in the water now. Abertis must have drawn up its plans without knowing the council was looking at expanding the capacity of the airport.
The new 2012 proposed road around the short term car park which basically follows the temporary route that relieves congestion sits in the middle of the proposed new apron.
The drop off and pick up area appears to be inside a multistory car park.
Looks like the old terminal and arrivals area are going to be reconfigured. Much of this area is now disused after the demise of Silverjet. Much of the old departure lounge including abandoned shops and bars still remain.
The new 2012 proposed road around the short term car park which basically follows the temporary route that relieves congestion sits in the middle of the proposed new apron.
The drop off and pick up area appears to be inside a multistory car park.
Looks like the old terminal and arrivals area are going to be reconfigured. Much of this area is now disused after the demise of Silverjet. Much of the old departure lounge including abandoned shops and bars still remain.
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DC-6 arrived via the grass taxiways, wings were too wide to cross the road. Could only just fit a Jetstar and Hubbardair Twin Otter between the gates and lamp posts.
So parallel taxiways, rapid exits off the runway, BLIMEY! In danger of becoming a proper airport!
So parallel taxiways, rapid exits off the runway, BLIMEY! In danger of becoming a proper airport!
Buster - sounds interesting. From the rumours you've heard, would this be a
1 - Budapest - Russia non-stop route, with connections ticketed separately and at a passenger's own risk
2 - Luton - via Budapest - Russia route, with formal connections at Wizz's risk, perhaps being just a nominal stop in Budapest but passengers not even leaving their seats
3 - Luton - Russia non-stop route
When I talk about Budapest, there is of course the possibility that one might wish to substitute Kiev, Belgrade or Sofia instead
1 - Budapest - Russia non-stop route, with connections ticketed separately and at a passenger's own risk
2 - Luton - via Budapest - Russia route, with formal connections at Wizz's risk, perhaps being just a nominal stop in Budapest but passengers not even leaving their seats
3 - Luton - Russia non-stop route
When I talk about Budapest, there is of course the possibility that one might wish to substitute Kiev, Belgrade or Sofia instead
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Can remember the Hubbardair Twin Otter as is used to sometimes use the grass runway 18 and fly low over what is now Asda and then Fine Fare. I used to live between Fine Fare and the grass runway and the aircraft would rattle the house as it passed overhead.
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TO RUSSIA WITH WIZZ
How about St Petersburg. A lot of Russians tramp across to Lampeenrata in Finland to use the Ryanair service (they have to change to get to UK). Just a thought.
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In that Press Release:
True, they had the misfortune to design and build the terminal in the 1990s, before the impact of the Net was clear.
Tricky. There is room to move things around in the big hall but upstairs is firmly limited by the walls of the building. Not to mention all those shops! The only REAL answer to speed up the process is more people working to serve the pax. But we all know that hiring more people is 'a very bad thing'. 
Mr Heappey said: “We will make better use of the space. At the moment there is a colossal check-in hall and you rarely see all the desks in use. “That is absolutely a sign of the times where airlines encourage people to check-in at home online.
“So there will be less check-in desks, better baggage drop facilities and security ar`eas where it can be a real bottleneck at peak times. “There will also be more places for people to sit and relax.”
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Are you sure there was a press release?
It seems very strange to me that there's no information yet on the dedicated FutureLuton website which carries the text of all previous press releases, and the newspaper article is billed as an "exclusive".
Does this mean that Mr Heappey has done the dirty on his own organisation, leaking information to the local press in advance of the official announcement?
In any case it seems to be pretty disrespectful to the public, who have been told that everything will be made clear tomorrow through the official channel.
It seems very strange to me that there's no information yet on the dedicated FutureLuton website which carries the text of all previous press releases, and the newspaper article is billed as an "exclusive".
Does this mean that Mr Heappey has done the dirty on his own organisation, leaking information to the local press in advance of the official announcement?
In any case it seems to be pretty disrespectful to the public, who have been told that everything will be made clear tomorrow through the official channel.
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True, they had the misfortune to design and build the terminal in the 1990s, before the impact of the Net was clear.
So the next question is what do they use the saved space downstairs for? Maybe they will move the passenger search area back downstairs or put a baggage belt in although another belt could go into the disused shopping area in the old terminal just by moving the stud wall.
Tricky. There is room to move things around in the big hall but upstairs is firmly limited by the walls of the building. Not to mention all those shops! The only REAL answer to speed up the process is more people working to serve the pax. But we all know that hiring more people is 'a very bad thing'
I have read somewhere that Stansted sits on 4 times more land than Luton yet Luton wants to increase passenger numbers to something like what Stansted now handles.
The pinch points will always be traffic into the CTA and as we all know the airport has never come up with a proper solution. Now the council want to increase passengers by another 8 million and this area is not getting any bigger.
Thinking 10 years ahead, who has the freehold on EasyJet's HQ ? If the airport own the building, is the rental income a real money spinner (versus increasing airport capacity), and how long til the next date in the lease that Easyjet can be asked to vacate ?
Even better, to solve 2 problems at the same time, Easyjet might like to buy Donington Hall (estate agent would be very happy to show Ms McCall around) ?
Even better, to solve 2 problems at the same time, Easyjet might like to buy Donington Hall (estate agent would be very happy to show Ms McCall around) ?
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Can't see that making any additional 'real' space. I think EZY are happy in their current HQ.
All future plans show a more use East and South of the central area.
As for as Donnington Hall RIP!
All future plans show a more use East and South of the central area.
As for as Donnington Hall RIP!
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And the reason for the above is-----
NEW ROUTE DEBRECEN 3 x weekly
Mon /Wed /Fri 0600 dep
So will Dubrovnik be dropped as Split takes up Tue/Thur /Sat and Sun at 06.00 dep so the LTN based a/c is now fully deployed for the summer
NEW ROUTE DEBRECEN 3 x weekly
Mon /Wed /Fri 0600 dep
So will Dubrovnik be dropped as Split takes up Tue/Thur /Sat and Sun at 06.00 dep so the LTN based a/c is now fully deployed for the summer
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Guess there is no more info than what is on the updated website.
I see they want to extend the terminal over the bus station meaning that the entrance doors will be swung 90 degrees to face the control tower.
Also that Farnborough now handles more biz jets than Luton
I see they want to extend the terminal over the bus station meaning that the entrance doors will be swung 90 degrees to face the control tower.
Also that Farnborough now handles more biz jets than Luton
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Luton vs Farnborough was always going to happen.
TAG have sunk in £100M plus?? They have a great advantage on space, if not operating hours and movements restrictions have now been raised.
Luton, have you missed the boat to go to the next level??
TAG have sunk in £100M plus?? They have a great advantage on space, if not operating hours and movements restrictions have now been raised.
Luton, have you missed the boat to go to the next level??
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Key points to note from my observations are as follows but could be completely wrong:
15 new and existing stands to be served from the new peir.
The terminal will be extended to cover the bus and coach station.
The existing bus and coach station will be shifted slightly south and turned 90 degrees.
The existing eastern pier has staircases down to the stands that project out from the glass frontage. Looks like the glass frontage will be brought forward to increase the width of the pier no doubt to add seating areas.
South stands will be increase in size by extending east and west.
The existing drop off area will have to be relocated while the multi-story car park is built but where to? I would have thought to the back of the short term car park so this work would have to be finished first before work on the new apron is started.
The staff car park will go but where to and will they use part of the multi-story car park?
A new road is shown that links the back of the multi-story car park (the exit?) to the tunnel. The embankment is quite deep by the tunnel entrance so quite a bit of work will be needed to get this new road down to the tunnel.
The fast exit routes off the runway are shown as dotted lines, so does this mean this is not part of the initial expansion?
A route to Century Park has to be safeguarded so does this mean that a tunnel will be built at the same time as work is carried out to the airport? If so who pays for the tunnel?
15 new and existing stands to be served from the new peir.
The terminal will be extended to cover the bus and coach station.
The existing bus and coach station will be shifted slightly south and turned 90 degrees.
The existing eastern pier has staircases down to the stands that project out from the glass frontage. Looks like the glass frontage will be brought forward to increase the width of the pier no doubt to add seating areas.
South stands will be increase in size by extending east and west.
The existing drop off area will have to be relocated while the multi-story car park is built but where to? I would have thought to the back of the short term car park so this work would have to be finished first before work on the new apron is started.
The staff car park will go but where to and will they use part of the multi-story car park?
A new road is shown that links the back of the multi-story car park (the exit?) to the tunnel. The embankment is quite deep by the tunnel entrance so quite a bit of work will be needed to get this new road down to the tunnel.
The fast exit routes off the runway are shown as dotted lines, so does this mean this is not part of the initial expansion?
A route to Century Park has to be safeguarded so does this mean that a tunnel will be built at the same time as work is carried out to the airport? If so who pays for the tunnel?