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Notam update
ADD THE FOLLOWING ACFT STAND NUMBERS TO THE EAST APRON:
43L, 44L, 44R, 45R (replaces 43, 44, 45 and are the pier A stands)
DUE TO ROLLOUT GUIDANCE BEND APPROACHING AND JUST BEYOND TOUCHDOWN ZONE RWY 08/26 ILS HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO CAT3A.
until 16th December.
So we now know there is a bend in the signal but is this fixable seeing that it hasn't been made permanent yet?
I seem to remember a few weeks back that rollout guidance is about keeping the aircraft on the runway before it has slowed down to a safe taxing speed so what is the reference about approaching the touchdown zone?
Assuming the multistory is bending the signal is it even fixable and why would both ends be affected?
43L, 44L, 44R, 45R (replaces 43, 44, 45 and are the pier A stands)
DUE TO ROLLOUT GUIDANCE BEND APPROACHING AND JUST BEYOND TOUCHDOWN ZONE RWY 08/26 ILS HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO CAT3A.
until 16th December.
So we now know there is a bend in the signal but is this fixable seeing that it hasn't been made permanent yet?
I seem to remember a few weeks back that rollout guidance is about keeping the aircraft on the runway before it has slowed down to a safe taxing speed so what is the reference about approaching the touchdown zone?
Assuming the multistory is bending the signal is it even fixable and why would both ends be affected?
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Monarch
Hoping all these rumours about Monarch in the press and on here are not true!
Their twitter page is going crazy by concerned passengers, which they are obviously denying.
But people are stating that the CAA have aircraft on standby, to repatriate passengers.
If these rumours do materialise, it will be devastating news for their Luton HQ, the staff and bad news for the airport.
Their twitter page is going crazy by concerned passengers, which they are obviously denying.
But people are stating that the CAA have aircraft on standby, to repatriate passengers.
If these rumours do materialise, it will be devastating news for their Luton HQ, the staff and bad news for the airport.
giles - the staff deserve your sympathy. Easyjet and Ryanair will be desperate to add capacity at Luton to grab those overnight parking positions and prevent rivals coming in. The airport will more than cope and has no need for your sympathy.
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I really hope this isn't true but if it is the airport will have 5 extra stands it didn't have a week ago with the opening of the extra stand on the eastern apron.
Monarch has been an institution at Luton for 48 years and they would be sorely missed. They also have a training school that for years has produced many engineers after serving apprenticeships with Monarch. As well as their HQ building they have their hangar and various other buildings around the airport so their loss would be felt with many people put out of work.
It hasn't been a good month for the airport if Monach does fold. Fingers crossed that they may long continue.
Monarch has been an institution at Luton for 48 years and they would be sorely missed. They also have a training school that for years has produced many engineers after serving apprenticeships with Monarch. As well as their HQ building they have their hangar and various other buildings around the airport so their loss would be felt with many people put out of work.
It hasn't been a good month for the airport if Monach does fold. Fingers crossed that they may long continue.
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2015 airline movements excluding positioning flights and air-taxis
36,8858 (42%) Easyjet
25,790 (29%) Wizz
9,454 (11%) Ryanair
4,322 (5%) Monarch
2,226 (2.5%) Thomson
1,273 (1%) DHL
1,136 (1%) Blue Air
830 (1%) El Al
806 (1%) VLM
764 (1%) Atlasglobal
4,892 (5.5%) Others
88,351 Total
116,421 All movements
36,8858 (42%) Easyjet
25,790 (29%) Wizz
9,454 (11%) Ryanair
4,322 (5%) Monarch
2,226 (2.5%) Thomson
1,273 (1%) DHL
1,136 (1%) Blue Air
830 (1%) El Al
806 (1%) VLM
764 (1%) Atlasglobal
4,892 (5.5%) Others
88,351 Total
116,421 All movements
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Drop off zone
I spent a little time observing the drop-off zone on Sunday and I think LTNman's comments are spot on. Driver behaviour is to use the first part of the zone only, and even when the traffic is queued up, the second part of the zone if half empty. I've been thinking of ways it could be redesigned given its location and shape. Thinking logically, I think the traffic flow has to be divided up, and I've come up with the following:
Pros
Both lanes of traffic go into the zone and split naturally so won't need to filter down to 1 lane
Each car has to give way to only 1 pedestrian crossing
Number of pedestrian crossings reduced to 2, so easier to marshal (although this a small downside for pedestrians)
Cons
No re-entry lane for cars which get to the end of the zone without being able to drop-off (in reality does this ever happen?)
c.15% reduction in kerb-side drop-off available space
Short term parking only traffic would be caught up in any congestion
I don't claim to be a road planner, but this is pretty much all I could come up with to redesign it in the current location. Any other ideas?
Pros
Both lanes of traffic go into the zone and split naturally so won't need to filter down to 1 lane
Each car has to give way to only 1 pedestrian crossing
Number of pedestrian crossings reduced to 2, so easier to marshal (although this a small downside for pedestrians)
Cons
No re-entry lane for cars which get to the end of the zone without being able to drop-off (in reality does this ever happen?)
c.15% reduction in kerb-side drop-off available space
Short term parking only traffic would be caught up in any congestion
I don't claim to be a road planner, but this is pretty much all I could come up with to redesign it in the current location. Any other ideas?
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Interesting idea but the bigger issue are those pedestrian crossings. At busy times and not so busy times one crossing to the island brings the CTA to a standstill.
No doubt the airport are hoping that when the temporary crossing to the short term car park is replaced by the bridge everything will be OK. Yes the temporary crossing does hold the traffic up but when the queue starts again and only ends when the crossing from the island has been passed that is the real issue that has to be resolved.
What is needed is two lanes in and no pedestrian crossings . ClearLand08 has cracked the first problem but maybe made the second problem worse. When someone has cracked that the problem is solved.
No doubt the airport are hoping that when the temporary crossing to the short term car park is replaced by the bridge everything will be OK. Yes the temporary crossing does hold the traffic up but when the queue starts again and only ends when the crossing from the island has been passed that is the real issue that has to be resolved.
What is needed is two lanes in and no pedestrian crossings . ClearLand08 has cracked the first problem but maybe made the second problem worse. When someone has cracked that the problem is solved.
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Put a 4th core in and locate it on the traffic island. No one will use it but as the airport has created a way to get from the island to the terminal without needing to cross the road the pedestrian crossing can be taken out.
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Sea Air
I see that they have announced on their website they no longer operate flights out of PAD. Their booking engine suggests that MUC-LTN is bookable but I wasn't able to do so.
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La Compagnie. Looks like the Luton airframe will be used from Paris. I hope it works out for them. Two daily flights between Paris and New York is another way we offer you the choice and flexibility your constantly evolving schedule demands.
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SunExpress
Is it possible for SunExpress to take over the AtlasGlobal route to Istanbul when it finishes at Luton on October 29th?
We then have the Bratislava route that needs to be filled by someone?
We then have the Bratislava route that needs to be filled by someone?
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We used to fly regularly with FR to Bratislava but many pax were just using the flight to get to Vienna as there were not the EZY flights then.
Given EZY are now back on the VIE route i suspect the yields just weren't there for FR hence the dropping of the route.
Not sure Wizz will pick it up
Given EZY are now back on the VIE route i suspect the yields just weren't there for FR hence the dropping of the route.
Not sure Wizz will pick it up
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I posed a question on the tech log forum about if it was possible for Luton to get back its CAT3B ILS after the construction of the multistory car park.
It seems that Airbus has a solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b-tDiApbTI4
It seems that Airbus has a solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b-tDiApbTI4
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Construction update
This photo was taken looking out of the fire escape doors window and shows that some footings/foundations have been poured. The footings/foundations contain the threads for I assume the closest canopy supports plus the retaining wall. Either that or this is where the terminal extension will end but it seems too far out. I have no idea why there are concrete strips heading in the direction of the terminal but the strip on the far left has an extra set of threads fixed to the concrete.
This screen shot shows the same area from a side angle. The extreme right shows the original terminal with the new frontage projecting out.
More reinforcement rods are being assembled but have yet to be installed in their correct location. It has taken 9 months to get to this stage from when the contractor took over the closed bus station. A close examination of the middle of the photo shows the fire escape the above photo was taken from.
Work has started on the new pier. The pier is due to be completed by the end of next year.
Finally it is becoming clear that the new duel carriageway won't be finished this year despite what the airport is claiming. Next to nothing has been done either side of the tunnel now for weeks. With a new junction that will be controlled by traffic lights for the mid term car park not even being started yet and the digging out of the exit route down to the tunnel also not being started yet I am thinking there is just too much work to be done for completion this year.
This screen shot shows the same area from a side angle. The extreme right shows the original terminal with the new frontage projecting out.
More reinforcement rods are being assembled but have yet to be installed in their correct location. It has taken 9 months to get to this stage from when the contractor took over the closed bus station. A close examination of the middle of the photo shows the fire escape the above photo was taken from.
Work has started on the new pier. The pier is due to be completed by the end of next year.
Finally it is becoming clear that the new duel carriageway won't be finished this year despite what the airport is claiming. Next to nothing has been done either side of the tunnel now for weeks. With a new junction that will be controlled by traffic lights for the mid term car park not even being started yet and the digging out of the exit route down to the tunnel also not being started yet I am thinking there is just too much work to be done for completion this year.
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