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The price of Luton expansion is too high. I for one will be strongly opposing it as the plans are a shock but fully expected with the locals having their park stolen off them. A replacement park in the next county which today is a featureless farmers field is no substitution for mature trees and a large county wildlife site.
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The reports says the exiting terminal is unsuitable for expansion but could be tweaked together with a few more stands to increase capacity to around 21 million. No prizes for guessing where they would go but I would suggest they would be located where the temporary drop off zone is now located with the aircraft parked facing the multi-storey.
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What a £5.70 breakfast buys you at Luton airport
https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/6620...one-is-fuming/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/6620...one-is-fuming/
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Apparently horrendous delays at passport control last evening, few Border Force staff on. The airport has apologised and is taking the problem up both locally and nationally - good luck there then. Of course the airport gets in the neck when really it is not there fault. More information on the Travel Weekly website.
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Apparently horrendous delays at passport control last evening, few Border Force staff on. The airport has apologised and is taking the problem up both locally and nationally - good luck there then. Of course the airport gets in the neck when really it is not there fault. More information on the Travel Weekly website.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articl...eptable-delays
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Not much news here lately, but for those interested I've just noticed there is a very recent satellite photo of the airport (taken early May) now on Google Earth Pro. It clearly shows some of the newer development of the taxiway Bravo extension, south stands and terminal work. The new temporary drop off zone is also shown half completed
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Wizzair doing a free flight from LTN on Aug 2, returning 4th Aug, only catch, they won't tell you where to but does include a +1 and accommodation!
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Construction update
A slope from the bus station will be opening in the coming days
The temporary road that went around the third core due to its removal has been dug up. The exit road has been put back although slightly realigned to maximize the space available to build the second multistory. The site for the multistory is now clear with the original contractor who built the first multistory back on site.
Work has started to clear the old drop off zone as this will be the location of the subterranean station. This could end up being an intermediate station as LLAL have plans to continue the line to a proposed Terminal 2 on the other side of the taxiway. The right hand side of the long term car park seen in the distance will be part of an L shaped apron if the airport get their way with the terminal going inside the treeline.
Meanwhile at Parkway the cotractors village is getting bigger and a pipeline is being shifted out of shot. The runway approach lights can be seen in the distance.
The temporary road that went around the third core due to its removal has been dug up. The exit road has been put back although slightly realigned to maximize the space available to build the second multistory. The site for the multistory is now clear with the original contractor who built the first multistory back on site.
Work has started to clear the old drop off zone as this will be the location of the subterranean station. This could end up being an intermediate station as LLAL have plans to continue the line to a proposed Terminal 2 on the other side of the taxiway. The right hand side of the long term car park seen in the distance will be part of an L shaped apron if the airport get their way with the terminal going inside the treeline.
Meanwhile at Parkway the cotractors village is getting bigger and a pipeline is being shifted out of shot. The runway approach lights can be seen in the distance.
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I am not sure if it has been mentioned but Wizz are adding two more weekly flights to Chisinau Moldova from December making a total of nine weekly. Apologies if it has already been flagged up.
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The video hasn't gone down too well with those people trying to save their park.
This is lifted from their website which quotes the council leader and shows this screen shot from the video taken in their park and that the airport want to remove for their planned second terminal. I do have my sympathies with the community and think maybe shooting video in their park was not a good idea when talking about the environment.
Council leader " A lot of work is being done to develop proposals that will minimise and mitigate environmental impacts"
This is lifted from their website which quotes the council leader and shows this screen shot from the video taken in their park and that the airport want to remove for their planned second terminal. I do have my sympathies with the community and think maybe shooting video in their park was not a good idea when talking about the environment.
Council leader " A lot of work is being done to develop proposals that will minimise and mitigate environmental impacts"