Luton-9

[LTNman]

Changing the runway designation.

You Tube

[Buster the Bear]

I wonder what the impact will be on movements/passenger figures with the news from easyJet today?

[LTNman]

Potential double whammy for Luton with its HQ at Luton. Will they now build their new HQ when cutting jobs?

[lutonboi]

Wizz

Seems Wizz have jumped on the EasyJet announcement by announcing flights from Luton to Milan, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Malaga and Palma

[LTNman]

The council has a long history of giving the airport operator rebates on concession income which is then passed onto airlines to encourage new services. I believe this ended when the airport reached capacity last year.

Wizz now has not only the airport operator over a barrel but also the Council. Who is paying who now comes to mind.

[Buster the Bear]

Wizz Air will launch new routes to Palma and Malaga on 1 July, with Spain getting ready to reopen to international tourism.The budget carrier’s new five-times weekly Palma service, and daily Malaga service, will be followed by the launch of a twice-weekly Luton-Fuerteventura route on 3 July.

Luton-Lanzarote flights, meanwhile, will get under way on 27 October. Its Palma service is yet subject to UK and Spanish government restrictions being lifted.

Wizz will launch previously announced new Las Palmas (4 June) and Faro (16 June) routes over the coming weeks.

[Lee Baker Street]

Think Positive!

Originally Posted by LTNman

The council has a long history of giving the airport operator rebates on concession income which is then passed onto airlines to encourage new services. I believe this ended when the airport reached capacity last year.

Wizz now has not only the airport operator over a barrel but also the Council. Who is paying who now comes to mind.

LTNman we are both old-school and whilst you come across as pessimistic I am your opposite in that I am an optimist. I recall many years ago when EasyJet’s concession for some of its routes ended. LBC stood its ground and subsequently EasyJet continued with growth at LTN. This current economic downfall is temporary but I believe that once passenger levels start growing once more, so will LTN. One thing I hope we agree on is that LTN has a fantastic catchment area which is reflected by a phenomenal growth these last few years. I was very saddened by the demise of Monarch but Wizzair UK more than doubled Monarchs loss. Equally if any airline were to reduce its presence at LTN there are other airlines who would be more than happy to take over those routes. The likes of Jet2 should never be ruled out because I constantly hear good things about that airline that makes me wish they operated from LTN. Over the decades- Britannia was the dominant airline, then came Ryanair, then came EasyJet and possibly today is Wizzair but history dictates there could be someone else in the future if the current airlines rest on their laurels!

[avidspotter]

Just goes to show where some see risk others see opportunity. In ordinary times this would end in a bloody price war, so will be interesting to what happens this year.

[LTNman]

Luton certainly does have a massive catchment area which from memory is only second to Heathrow. Of course what is happening now will only last a matter of time but at the moment the airlines will be driving hard bargains not that many apart from Wizz will be looking for much growth. Rolling passenger total for 12 months time is anyone's guess but I am thinking it will be below 10m when 12 months of post Covid 19 figures are included in part due to an impoverished Europe.

[Boeing737-8]

Wizz

From 31 July 2020, Wizz Air's new Milan Malpensa to London Luton route will become 2x daily with morning and evening flights:

MXP 0710-0800 LTN (Daily)
MXP 1900-1950 LTN (Daily)

LTN 0840-1125 MXP (Daily)
LTN 2030-2315 MXP (Daily)

Wizz look to be loading a few more routes at Salzburg today. Could this be the next destination?

[Buster the Bear]

Could be loads of spare slots at Gatwick and be very tempting to move some Wizz routes south of the Thames, just like easyJet did in the early 2000s? With routes that BA, Norwegian and Thomas Cook possibly available, dafter things have happened to Luton over the years.

[Buster the Bear]

Originally Posted by Lee Baker Street

LTNman we are both old-school and whilst you come across as pessimistic I am your opposite in that I am an optimist. I recall many years ago when EasyJet’s concession for some of its routes ended. LBC stood its ground and subsequently EasyJet continued with growth at LTN. This current economic downfall is temporary but I believe that once passenger levels start growing once more, so will LTN. One thing I hope we agree on is that LTN has a fantastic catchment area which is reflected by a phenomenal growth these last few years. I was very saddened by the demise of Monarch but Wizzair UK more than doubled Monarchs loss. Equally if any airline were to reduce its presence at LTN there are other airlines who would be more than happy to take over those routes. The likes of Jet2 should never be ruled out because I constantly hear good things about that airline that makes me wish they operated from LTN. Over the decades- Britannia was the dominant airline, then came Ryanair, then came EasyJet and possibly today is Wizzair but history dictates there could be someone else in the future if the current airlines rest on their laurels!

I understand that Jet2 wanted to open a base at Luton, but were not offered dedicated areas of the terminal, so they opted to bin Luton and talk to Stansted.

[FRatSTN]

I understand that Jet2 wanted to open a base at Luton, but were not offered dedicated areas of the terminal, so they opted to bin Luton and talk to Stansted.

Which sounds like Luton fanboy talk for Jet2 had discussions with multiple airports but Stansted were best able to fulfil their growth ambitions. Just saying.

[LTNman]

The world is a different place from when the Council first announced plans to double the size of Luton. 2 1/2 years later and it is all starting to fall apart not helped that they cannot afford the interest payments on loans if they build the access road to T2. As stated before a dishonest reason was given for the halting of the DCO.

https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/tr...ndemic-2868954

[pabely]

Not wanting to seem to be a spotter but Wizzairs latest A321 NEO HA-LJA on it's way today. Demand for it at the moment or just most efficient (cost effective) aircraft.

[Yahoo!®]

Originally Posted by FRatSTN

Which sounds like Luton fanboy talk for Jet2 had discussions with multiple airports but Stansted were best able to fulfil their growth ambitions. Just saying.

any reason for being a prick?

[FRatSTN]

Any reason for using that kind of language on a public forum?

[Spanish eyes]

prick
/prɪk/

verb

1. 1.
   make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.
   "prick the potatoes all over with a fork.

[TBSC]

Originally Posted by pabely

Not wanting to seem to be a spotter but Wizzairs latest A321 NEO HA-LJA on it's way today. Demand for it at the moment or just most efficient (cost effective) aircraft.

That's a 320.

[pabely]

Very true, their first A320NEO though, only delivered 29/5, other NEOs being 321s.
The was the news storey https://www.ifn.news/posts/wizz-air-...irbus-a320neo/