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Old 16th Jul 2020, 19:31
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Don't expect to see anything like the S19 program in S21 with EZY, yet alone any expansion in frequencies.
WUK on the other hand..... ..
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 06:34
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With new routes and frequencies at Luton from Wizz, desperate deals must have been done. The airport operator sees income from its drop off zones and parking as its saviour while no doubt giving away or even paying now for Wizz routes.

Is the Council now providing further money to LLAOL via LLAL for route subsidies as it has done in the past? What exactly will that £60m bailout fund be used for when every other part of the Council is being savaged? We know about the extra £18m for the Dart, the extra £5m for the DCO and the money to pay the interest on the loans LLAL cannot afford to pay back but is there money left over?

LLAL has said there will be no dividend to the Council next year either and that they require a further £23m bailout money for that year. Do they have a crystal ball that no one else can see?

No LLAOL spending on the final taxiway link to runway 25 for at least the next 3 years and the same applies to the new stands. Also there is a big battle taking place regarding force majeure clauses regarding Covid 19. It is going to cost LLAL or LLAOL millions for whoever loses for what could be a legal battle.

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Old 17th Jul 2020, 08:38
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143 passenger movements yesterday. The number is slowly increasing (it was running at around 120 last week). Anyone know what the pre-Covid figure was?
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 09:57
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Does anyone know what easy are doing about Amsterdam from Luton. I'm supposed to be going for the day on the 12th August, but no longer feel the need to go! The only way I can get a refund is if they cancel my flight. I can change it to another date but if have to do it 14 days before hand and not have to pay to change it, which you have to do within the 14 days.
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 10:26
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If you are booked to fly from Luton to Amsterdam on 12 August at either 0925 or 1615, then your flight will likely go ahead. The Dutch have largely removed quarantine restrictions for UK residents
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 12:01
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I'm booked on a later flight, wasn't sure if it was operating and it was sold out or it wasn't operating. Thanks David.
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 15:34
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Originally Posted by mariofly12
Today that Easyjet uploaded its S21 schedule shouldn't they have uploaded their new enhanced flight programme out of LTN, the one we read about lastmonth, with new additions and increased frequencies? No sight of it...
When easyJet release seats for the following season, it tends to be a replication of the previous year - minus any they don't intend to operate. Usually around November, they add all the new additions.
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 16:55
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Originally Posted by LGS6753
143 passenger movements yesterday. The number is slowly increasing (it was running at around 120 last week). Anyone know what the pre-Covid figure was?
348 passenger flights a day in July 2019. Most of Easyjet is still laid up
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 20:24
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Originally Posted by LTNman
348 passenger flights a day in July 2019. Most of Easyjet is still laid up
guessing you’re a glass half empty fella?
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 21:07
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Originally Posted by Yahoo!®
guessing you’re a glass half empty fella?
It's a fair comment when referring to the Airport's largest operator, with around 25 aircraft based!
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Old 17th Jul 2020, 22:15
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Depends on the definition used to describe Luton’s largest operator.
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Old 18th Jul 2020, 08:50
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Originally Posted by LTNman
Depends on the definition used to describe Luton’s largest operator.
By now, I suppose that should read "formerly Luton's largest operator".....
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Old 19th Jul 2020, 10:32
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Gradually more from EZY restarting, Aberdeen, Inverness, Zurich & Jersey. I suspect they are looking very closely at demand on future bookings rather than adding flights and hoping.
Is WZZ really filling 3x Sofia a day?

Hasn't RYR actually scaled back from their initial 1000 flights a day across all Europe statement?
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Old 19th Jul 2020, 11:42
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Originally Posted by toledoashley
I thought Luton was out of overnight stands?
That might not be an issue soon if currently parked up frames are ferried somewhere else which is cheaper.
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Old 19th Jul 2020, 13:17
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Originally Posted by pabely
Gradually more from EZY restarting, Aberdeen, Inverness, Zurich & Jersey. I suspect they are looking very closely at demand on future bookings rather than adding flights and hoping.
Is WZZ really filling 3x Sofia a day?

Hasn't RYR actually scaled back from their initial 1000 flights a day across all Europe statement?
You would be surprised about WZZ. Lots of full flights to SOF and VAR (a bit less so in the opposite direction).
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Well that’s not great is it with no social distancing possible. Social distancing has never been practiced at Luton Airport anyway so nothing has changed. The airport does have magic clear gels called hand sanitizer that protects everyone and everything so they have done their bit whether used or not.

Got your own sanitizers? Don’t bother as they will be taken off you by security as it is considered a security risk so no wiping down the arms of your aircraft seat so take a paper version.

Cases of Corona are on the rise in Luton so is a cause for concern. More of a concern is that the government has handed the power of lockdown to the local authority. At work we have already commented that the only place in town that will never be locked down is the towns airport.

Top tip, never ever get in a taxi at the airports taxi rank.

Also don’t use any independent valet parking companies at Luton unless you have your car chemically deep cleaned before use. Even the airport run valet parking should be considered risky as well as the whole airport experience.

Second wave coming? Absolutely and it is only a matter of weeks away.

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Old 20th Jul 2020, 12:20
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Spanish eyes, only 34 more cases over the weekend, that is over 100 in less than two weeks, so it won't be long before the airport is at a standstill again, or countries refusing to admit anyone that has been within Luton.
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Old 21st Jul 2020, 09:26
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Originally Posted by Spanish eyes
Well that’s not great is it with no social distancing possible. Social distancing has never been practiced at Luton Airport anyway so nothing has changed. The airport does have magic clear gels called hand sanitizer that protects everyone and everything so they have done their bit whether used or not.

Got your own sanitizers? Don’t bother as they will be taken off you by security as it is considered a security risk so no wiping down the arms of your aircraft seat so take a paper version.

Cases of Corona are on the rise in Luton so is a cause for concern. More of a concern is that the government has handed the power of lockdown to the local authority. At work we have already commented that the only place in town that will never be locked down is the towns airport.

Top tip, never ever get in a taxi at the airports taxi rank.

Also don’t use any independent valet parking companies at Luton unless you have your car chemically deep cleaned before use. Even the airport run valet parking should be considered risky as well as the whole airport experience.

Second wave coming? Absolutely and it is only a matter of weeks away.
If you consider that Luton ranks 26th place in the UK in terms of population then it can be expected to have a significant figure in terms of COVID-19 infections. However we have less infections per 100 than Bedford and according to other data it appears St Albans City is worse which suggests Luton is safer of the three!

My household has only key workers so all of us have worked throughout this pandemic and guess what? We all commute by train and equally we all go to supermarkets and we wear face masks and have a regime of washing our hands regularly. For you to suggest Luton is spreading the virus is ridiculous and unfounded!
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Old 21st Jul 2020, 13:27
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Don’t know where you get your information from but Luton is ranked at number 5 for cases adjusted for population size but I can see is much lower than Blackburn this week. Next week could be a different story so complacency is never a good thing.

The hotspots seem to be associated with the Asian communities which is why I would never use a taxi from the airports taxi rank.

https://news.sky.com/story/englands-...ester-12032643
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Originally Posted by Spanish eyes
Don’t know where you get your information from but Luton is ranked at number 5 for cases adjusted for population size but I can see is much lower than Blackburn this week. Next week could be a different story so complacency is never a good thing.

The hotspots seem to be associated with the Asian communities which is why I would never use a taxi from the airports taxi rank.

https://news.sky.com/story/englands-...ester-12032643
here comes the casual racism again that pops up on this thread from time to time.

where is your proof that the hotspots in Luton are the Asian community ??
My wife is a nurse at the local hospital and they cannot see a clear pattern to the people who enter icu apart from mostly older and more likely to have lower immune systems for whatever reason, the five hotspot areas in Luton are not all linked to the areas where people from our Asian community traditionally live.

next you will be telling us that you are quite happy to get in a taxi with a white Anglo Saxon driver.
I realise this is a rumour network but don’t let the Lack of any facts get in the way of some casual racism.


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