LUTON -8

[LGS6753]

From AirlineRoute:
WizzAir in June 2017 plans to launch its overall first new base in the UK, which also includes the launch of 3 new routes at London Luton. Planned operation as follow

London Luton – Kutaisi eff 18JUN17 2 weekly (Day 47)
W66424 LTN1840 – 0245+1KUT 320 47
W66423 KUT1555 – 1810LTN 320 47

London Luton – Pristina eff 24JUN17 2 weekly (Day 26)
W67792 LTN1420 – 1815PRN 320 26
W67791 PRN1845 – 2050LTN 320 26

London Luton – Tel Aviv eff 24JUN17 4 weekly (Day x135)
W64451 LTN1320 – 2035TLV 320 x135
W64452 TLV2125 – 0050+1LTN 320 x135

Kutaisi will be the longest sector flown from LTN.

[Buster the Bear]

Three campaign groups, representing St Albans, Harpenden and wider-Hertfordshire have banded together to call upon local politicians to do more on the problem of increasing aircraft noise, than merely call for a review or consultation on the problem. Campaigners from the alliance of HarpendenSky, Save our Skies (SoS) and Herts-based LADACAN say St Albans is at risk of ‘turning into Heathrow’ unless the rise in noise pollution is stopped. Luton had more passengers than ever in 2016, at about 14.5 million. But there was also a 150% increase in complaints about noise. Residents in Hertfordshire want Bedfordshire, which owns the airport, to suffer more of its noise. Luton airport is owned by Luton council, and people in Hertfordshire say as Bedfordshire gets the profit, they should take more of the pain. Planes are getting bigger, heavier and noisier, and are flying even earlier in the morning and later at night. There is more noise affecting Flamstead, Redbourn, Harpenden, St Albans, and on to Sandridge and Stevenage. People overflown by increasingly narrow flight paths want politicians to do something and challenge the airport. However, politicians are always nervous of saying anything that might do perceived damage to economic growth, such as demand a ban on night flights.

[LTNman]

The protesters need to set an example then and not fly from Luton so they can fly over someone else's home, which they no doubt would find acceptable.

[compton3bravo]

Same old, same old.

[squeaker]

"Planes are getting bigger, heavier and noisier.."
Er......

[gilesdavies]

Looks as if now it's just a weekly CFU flight with Thomas Cook this summer

Yep seems you are correct...

Only Corfu is bookable on their website, LTN have made a lot of noise about Thomas Cook starting flights from the airport.

[Boeing737-8]

Also Thomson's weekly flight to Dalaman has now stopped. Replaced with Tenerife on Thursday with same departure time.

[LTNman]

From today any motorist venturing beyond the entrance to the mid term car park won't be able to avoid the £3 drop off charge.

[Buster the Bear]

Night closures for November to complete the 'cut and shut' for the rail link/taxiway extension is what I have heard, which would make sense.

[LTNman]

Taxiway yes but can't see what the rail link has to do with runway closures as it won't even have started by then. The only thing I can see affecting the runway is when they dig out the route which crosses the approach lights.

[LTNman]

The reality of operating way beyond capacity

The departure lounge. The people heading away on the left are going to the gates while the people on the right are checking the flight screens. This photo actually reminds me of Oxford Street in the sales rather than a place of rest a relaxation as passengers wait for their flights.

Next year can't come soon enough!



Arrivals

The queue to border control


and then inside border control

[compton3bravo]

I don't think you can blame the airport for the UK Border queues, that does not seem to have changed for a long time. The departures yes, but I have witnessed a similar situation a couple of years ago but that was in August (don't t usually travel that time of year but it was for a family bereavement, needs must as they say).

[inOban]

I would have thought that the fire safety officer would have concerns about the scenes above.

[AvGeek1]

Why are easyJet operating daily to Toulouse in the low season! Also operating flights with A320's and loads are dire! Today's flight on the A320, 55 passengers (31% LF) booked outbound and the inbound has 85 (47% LF). Similar picture for most of the week albeit Fridays (start of weekend breaks).

I would understand an increase in frequency for the spring/summer months (March to September) but it should be a maximum of four flights a week for Toulouse. Are they trying to mirror Ryanair's daily Stansted service? Awful capacity utilisation in my eyes.

[boeing_eng]

When I travelled to TLS from LTN early last month the total of outbound passengers was 16!...(on an EZY A319....not a private jet!)

[Boeing737-8]

inOban I would have thought that the fire safety officer would have concerns about the scenes above.

I don't think there can do much. The problem with a photo is that it doesn't move. It doesn't show the flow of people going towards the gates and looks like they are all blocking the flow. Overcrowding would become a problem if there were all just standing there but they is a good flow of people going towards the gate.

[toledoashley]

You would have thought that at least weekends to Toulouse would do quite well - given that it is a gateway to the Pyrenees. EZY has made some odd route decisions at LTN.

[LGS6753]

AirlineRoute reporting Blue Air will be serving Cluj (Romania) 4x per week, days 2467 from 26th March.
Not sure if this has been reported previously or not.

[compton3bravo]

I would suggest they have had a very good deal at Toulouse and after 12 months if the route is not performing as expected it will be dropped.

[LTNman]

No surprises here then

Luton rubbished by Which Travel? report