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I have noticed this week that there appears to be many more passengers passing through the airport with Spring arriving. Also tailbacks have started again on the approach roads but only for the first wave at around 5:30.
The redevelopment work has to be done but the airport is not looking at its best to say the least. The state of most of the short term car park has to be seen to be believed. Only the new bit by the south stands is acceptable but passengers have to then walk through a minefield of potholes and loose gravel to get to the terminal.
The redevelopment work has to be done but the airport is not looking at its best to say the least. The state of most of the short term car park has to be seen to be believed. Only the new bit by the south stands is acceptable but passengers have to then walk through a minefield of potholes and loose gravel to get to the terminal.
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Many thanks for your reply.
Only today I was reading an interesting story submitted by M.A.G in which the company stated a new Director had been appointed to manage Stansted Airport and that the former Director had increased passenger levels during his tenure. In turn they stated Stansted was the fastest growing airport in London!
But what they forgot to mention was that although they have increased passenger levels during 2015 they are still short of the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and possibly 2009 levels respectively! In effect their heydays was almost 4 million passengers more!
Is Luton Airport truly the fastest growing airport in terms of growth than any other London Airport since 2004? I say yes!
I anticipate another 7 to 9 EasyJet aircraft to be based at Luton in the next few years alone!
I have said it before and will say it again Luton's true potential is 25 million passengers plus each year at minimum ! In addition to east side of the airfield I anticipate an area that will hold at least 18 to 24 A/C stands...
Many thanks for your reply.
Only today I was reading an interesting story submitted by M.A.G in which the company stated a new Director had been appointed to manage Stansted Airport and that the former Director had increased passenger levels during his tenure. In turn they stated Stansted was the fastest growing airport in London!
But what they forgot to mention was that although they have increased passenger levels during 2015 they are still short of the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and possibly 2009 levels respectively! In effect their heydays was almost 4 million passengers more!
Is Luton Airport truly the fastest growing airport in terms of growth than any other London Airport since 2004? I say yes!
I anticipate another 7 to 9 EasyJet aircraft to be based at Luton in the next few years alone!
I have said it before and will say it again Luton's true potential is 25 million passengers plus each year at minimum ! In addition to east side of the airfield I anticipate an area that will hold at least 18 to 24 A/C stands...
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With tailbacks starting already in March it is a bit worrying to see what is going to happen in the summer months, when passenger traffic is at it's peak. What is the current situation with dualling the access road? Is there a date when it is set to be complete?
Also Vueling have just announced flights from Tenerife (South) to Manchester and Birmingham. It's a shame they didn't announce Luton as one of them as the Canary Islands are underserved. But at least it means that this route is definitely a route that Vueling will consider.
Also Vueling have just announced flights from Tenerife (South) to Manchester and Birmingham. It's a shame they didn't announce Luton as one of them as the Canary Islands are underserved. But at least it means that this route is definitely a route that Vueling will consider.
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Is Luton Airport truly the fastest growing airport in terms of growth than any other London Airport since 2004? I say yes!
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With tailbacks starting already in March it is a bit worrying to see what is going to happen in the summer months, when passenger traffic is at it's peak. What is the current situation with dueling the access road? Is there a date when it is set to be complete?
As for the dueling, 200m of modular drainage that has been laid in 2 sections is now fully in and mainly buried with just a little section still on show by the mid term car park. This has taken over 2 months to put in as the pits that had to be dug were deep as well as wide. Not much work as such has taken place on the actual duel carriageway if you discount the drainage work. The embankment on the CTA side has been pegged out.
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Looking at the latest figures for Stansted in Feb gives over 22,000,000 pax for a rolling 12 months. The figures for 2005, as an example, gives less than 22,000,000. They have never been over 26,000,000. You need to look at the full stats.
Looking at the latest figures for Stansted in Feb gives over 22,000,000 pax for a rolling 12 months. The figures for 2005, as an example, gives less than 22,000,000. They have never been over 26,000,000. You need to look at the full stats.
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The real issue is actually not the train journey (apart from cancelled trains overnight) but the final mile to the terminal. It's being reported today that due to the combination of Govia using some low capacity buses rather than pure bendy buses and the frequency of the service it was taking around 20 to maybe 30 minutes of queuing to actually board a bus to the terminal with passengers packed in like sardines this afternoon. I hate to think what it will be like in the summer.
The service offered by Govia is truly shocking and marks a new low for the airport.
The service offered by Govia is truly shocking and marks a new low for the airport.
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British Airways flight 885 (A320) from Bucharest to Heathrow is diverting to Luton and is landing now.
British Airways flight 1379 from Manchester to Heathrow also diverted and landed 5 minutes ago.
Air Malta flight 100 also diverting to Luton from Heathrow expected to land 10:25am
British Airways flight 1379 from Manchester to Heathrow also diverted and landed 5 minutes ago.
Air Malta flight 100 also diverting to Luton from Heathrow expected to land 10:25am
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Weekly redevelopment update
The landside chapel closed this week.
The first floor extension to the old terminal that was removed last week leaving its original balcony received steel beams on Tuesday. This balcony will be used for external plant.
Work has started on the steelwork of the second core. As can be seen it is taller than the first core as it will butt up to the multistory car park. Eventually a 50m passenger bridge will link the two cores with a further 100m bridge being added to a third core by the bus station.
Work has started on entry and exit barriers to the short term car park. The entry barriers are by the ring road by Taxiway Delta while the exit route has provision to be connected to the temporary exit route suggesting that the entrance and exits could soon be moved.
The old windows were removed from the check-in area this week and are being replaced by new windows and a couple of sets of fire escape doors.
Work has finally started on the new pier as work gets underway to remove fencing and a narrow strip of service road. Not sure yet whether site access will be via this point or at the far end by Delta which is being used at the moment.
By what will become the multistory car park the airside fences have been moved to maximize the CTA. A careful examination of the photo will show both the old and new fences in place. I guess every little help!
The first floor extension to the old terminal that was removed last week leaving its original balcony received steel beams on Tuesday. This balcony will be used for external plant.
Work has started on the steelwork of the second core. As can be seen it is taller than the first core as it will butt up to the multistory car park. Eventually a 50m passenger bridge will link the two cores with a further 100m bridge being added to a third core by the bus station.
Work has started on entry and exit barriers to the short term car park. The entry barriers are by the ring road by Taxiway Delta while the exit route has provision to be connected to the temporary exit route suggesting that the entrance and exits could soon be moved.
The old windows were removed from the check-in area this week and are being replaced by new windows and a couple of sets of fire escape doors.
Work has finally started on the new pier as work gets underway to remove fencing and a narrow strip of service road. Not sure yet whether site access will be via this point or at the far end by Delta which is being used at the moment.
By what will become the multistory car park the airside fences have been moved to maximize the CTA. A careful examination of the photo will show both the old and new fences in place. I guess every little help!
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It is nice to see that most of the work now is starting, especially the new pier! You mention that the windows in the check-in area were removed and are being replaced by new windows and fire exits. This will be the departures entrance, correct?. Also do you know if any of the work that was planned for the interior of the airport started, like infill or upgrading bits of the airport?
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No the entrance will be a few metres to the left. The fire doors can be seen behind the right hand retail kiosk. I don't think the view from the windows is going to impress anyone!
As for the inside of the terminal a great deal of work has been taking place since Christmas on the old 1st floor security hall which is being converted into shops.
Downstairs Easyjet's information desks that were opposite their check-in area have been temporally moved to the middle section of the check-in area.
The area around where the new entrance will be is being gutted.
As for the inside of the terminal a great deal of work has been taking place since Christmas on the old 1st floor security hall which is being converted into shops.
Downstairs Easyjet's information desks that were opposite their check-in area have been temporally moved to the middle section of the check-in area.
The area around where the new entrance will be is being gutted.
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No the entrance will be a few metres to the left. The fire doors can be seen behind the right hand retail kiosk. I don't think the view from the windows is going to impress anyone!
As for the inside of the terminal a great deal of work has been taking place since Christmas on the old 1st floor security hall which is being converted into shops.
Downstairs Easyjet's information desks that were opposite their check-in area have been temporally moved to the middle section of the check-in area.
The area around where the new entrance will be is being gutted.
As for the inside of the terminal a great deal of work has been taking place since Christmas on the old 1st floor security hall which is being converted into shops.
Downstairs Easyjet's information desks that were opposite their check-in area have been temporally moved to the middle section of the check-in area.
The area around where the new entrance will be is being gutted.
How is work doing on the drop of area and the terminal extension?
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The new drop off area hasn't been touched since the end of January and is just rough ground and still has a partial hole when the modular drainage went in. Worth remembering that the existing drop off area is only half the size of this time last year and last year was bad enough.
Nothing much happening to the terminal extension either. Most of the holes have been filled in but now access is needed for other works so skips and cranes are randomly appearing so it might be a while before any steelwork goes in.
Nothing much happening to the terminal extension either. Most of the holes have been filled in but now access is needed for other works so skips and cranes are randomly appearing so it might be a while before any steelwork goes in.
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Slightly off-topic, but I just clicked on the flight history of F-HTAG, the B757 operating LTN-EWR today for La Compagnie, an in the last few days it has visited Jaipur and Udaipur in India and Ankara, Turkey. Anyone know what this was about?
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It does baffle me as they seem to digress from job to job and are never focusing on one or two projects. The drop off area was one of the first to start and yet hardly any progress as been made. These projects are suppose to cause minimum amounts of disruption, yet it's just causing lots of it and the summer season is fastly approaching.
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I am a little surprised at the lack of progress regarding the drop off area, as it will have the greatest impact this summer regarding congestion. At the moment the entrance to the drop off area is from the west but it will eventually be from the east by Taxiway Delta at the opposite end of the drop off area so a new road has to be constructed through the existing short term car park. Also a bridge has got to be built that not only crosses this new road but also part of a new section of drop off area. I can't see why two of the three existing drop off lanes can't be extended now as this is part of the final solution using the existing entrance.
A way to speed things up is for the contractor to employ a few more workers as they do seem to be a bit understaffed some weeks.
A way to speed things up is for the contractor to employ a few more workers as they do seem to be a bit understaffed some weeks.
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Saw this on A.net about National Airlines in the states looking to offer a Islip to Luton service:
As part of a regulatory filing with the DOT to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (the airlines economic authority), the carrier says that in additional to previously announced Puerto Rico services from Islip NY, it also plans to commence service to London UK this year.
Per the filing the carrier says it anticipates offering service to London Luton 3x weekly utilizing B757 equipment "this summer" from Islip.
Another tidbit in the document is that National plans to enter into lease with Miami Air for a single 737-800 aircraft to provide supplemental passenger capacity beyond current 757 fleet for its existing and planned Florida and Caribbean routes this year as well.
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As part of a regulatory filing with the DOT to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (the airlines economic authority), the carrier says that in additional to previously announced Puerto Rico services from Islip NY, it also plans to commence service to London UK this year.
Per the filing the carrier says it anticipates offering service to London Luton 3x weekly utilizing B757 equipment "this summer" from Islip.
Another tidbit in the document is that National plans to enter into lease with Miami Air for a single 737-800 aircraft to provide supplemental passenger capacity beyond current 757 fleet for its existing and planned Florida and Caribbean routes this year as well.
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National Airlines Plans Islip-London Service — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
We will see what happens. A second carrier flying scheduled services across the pond would be a coup for Luton. Not quite sure what the appeal is with Luton when Stansted would move heaven and earth to pick up an American carrier after all their talk about long haul scheduled services.
Edit, just a thought, could it be a charter operation?
We will see what happens. A second carrier flying scheduled services across the pond would be a coup for Luton. Not quite sure what the appeal is with Luton when Stansted would move heaven and earth to pick up an American carrier after all their talk about long haul scheduled services.
Edit, just a thought, could it be a charter operation?
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