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Who operates the Orange and Grey 146 that I saw lurking about, Not a livery or Airline I recognise. Could well have been executive. Havent seen a 146 in years.
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After a trip to Copenhagen Airport which handles 26,000,000 passengers and then instantly comparing it to Luton, which is handling 14,000,000, I was just struck by how small Luton felt on my return in comparison. Copenhagen covers 11.8 sq km and has 108 airbridges and remote stands. The linked terminals are truly massive and yet still felt really busy yet it handles less than twice the amount of passengers Luton handles.
It really brought it home to me that Luton is just a minnow in terms of terminal size and its physical size and has done well in squeezing so many passengers through a terminal that is no bigger than one of Copenhagen's piers.
It really brought it home to me that Luton is just a minnow in terms of terminal size and its physical size and has done well in squeezing so many passengers through a terminal that is no bigger than one of Copenhagen's piers.
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You state that Luton 'has done well in SQUEEZING so many passengers through a terminal that is no bigger than one of Copenhagen's piers' I think SQUEEZING is the correct term here and I bet you had a far better airport experience at CPH something that will NEVER be the case at LTN regardless of its minimal expenditure on expanding the pathetic terminal and road system, it all looks very cheap and not becoming of an airport which will eventually be accommodating upto 18 million passengers a year.
Take the LONDON off Luton and I suppose it may be ok but really it doesn't do anything for the image of London or the likes of LCY, LGW, LHR and STN which in my opionion are the only true London designated airports.
You state that Luton 'has done well in SQUEEZING so many passengers through a terminal that is no bigger than one of Copenhagen's piers' I think SQUEEZING is the correct term here and I bet you had a far better airport experience at CPH something that will NEVER be the case at LTN regardless of its minimal expenditure on expanding the pathetic terminal and road system, it all looks very cheap and not becoming of an airport which will eventually be accommodating upto 18 million passengers a year.
Take the LONDON off Luton and I suppose it may be ok but really it doesn't do anything for the image of London or the likes of LCY, LGW, LHR and STN which in my opionion are the only true London designated airports.
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(When in November is anyone's guess...)
I think previously at other times when releasing their schedule, Copenhagen has always been one of the last routes to go on sale.
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In a private Direct Message on Twitter easyJet assure me Copenhagen hasn't been axed, and the summer schedule will be on sale from November.
(When in November is anyone's guess...)
I think previously at other times when releasing their schedule, Copenhagen has always been one of the last routes to go on sale.
(When in November is anyone's guess...)
I think previously at other times when releasing their schedule, Copenhagen has always been one of the last routes to go on sale.
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easyJet's social media employee won't know if a route has been axed or not. They always say the same response to customer queries. If anything CPH would of been the first route they release with Ryanair releasing their CPH schedule months ago. CPH has been axed, maybe in the future it will return, but my guess is it will go back to STN.
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I think SQUEEZING is the correct term here and I bet you had a far better airport experience at CPH
By comparison Luton's departure lounge not only lacks any real length but it also has no depth. Even in October parts of the lounge towards the gates were as busy as Oxford Street with no real passage through the throng of humanity that was waiting for their flights to be called.
Luton departure lounge
The old security area that is now the duty free shop. All passengers have to walk through this route.
Once past the Duty Free shop, which isn't actually duty free for most passengers, the lounge is entered. This route will be closed when the new shops are opened once the terminal extension goes in next year.
One thing I have noticed about Luton's redevelopment is that whole area's are closed off for months before any construction work takes place.
This is looking towards the old duty free shop and is a real mess. The new pier will be accessed from a new corridor that will be put in the far left hand corner.
This is looking in the "better direction"
This photo was taken just beyond the worst area for overcrowding as passengers head for the gates. It was pointless taking a photo there as it was just too crowded to take a meaningful picture. I can't even imagine what it was like here in August. At Copenhagen this sort of open area would contain maybe 5 to 10 passengers.
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If easyJet does axe Copenhagen, as no official announcement has been made as of yet, then this will free up some aircraft as Copenhagen is currently on 4 daily flights, so this could enable easyJet to add some much needed frequency on existing routes and maybe even launch some new routes. So in a sense it could be a good thing as they could be earning more yield on other routes then having a price war with FR on the Luton-Copenhagen route. I would like to see routes such as Porto to increase frequency and Munich to add retimed flights to make it more accessible for business passengers. Also it would be good to see new routes such as Krakow being launched which is currently unserved from Luton.
In comparing Copenhagen with Luton it is worth remembering that the Go pier used by Easyjet and other LCCs is a rather bare bones experience compared to the other more comfortable piers at Copenhagen. I suspect additionally that use of the other piers at CPH means higher fees than are charged at Luton. Additionally, the central area (ie shopping mall) of CPH departures can get rather busy at peak times such as 8 pm on Sunday evening; the arrivals / SAS checkin / train station area seems to be overcrowded for large chunks of the day
Copenhagen may be a nice airport overall but it also has its own faults
Copenhagen may be a nice airport overall but it also has its own faults