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I have managed to get an answer for you from one of our section engineers. You are quiet correct that the station will be underground but the site is basically in two parts, one part is the station and the other part is the maintenance area. The concreted area will be dug underneath to form the maintenance area but it’s a very small site with a lot going on within it so we are doing it this way for logistical reasons.
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Little off current topic. Got confirmation from crew (and they have it officially as a warning ) that current multistorey still occasionally messes up with the ILS. It has been covered with some special paint but it haven't fully resolve the issue
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The only paint that has been applied since the building was built is the matching grey paint that covers most of the exterior breeze blocks which compared to the size of the building is only about 1%.
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Hi Guys, off to Vienna in a couple of weeks. I'm parking the car in Mid Term and was just wondering due to all the construction, whether or not I'm still able to walk from the car park to the Ibis (staying the night) and then walk from the Ibis to the terminal the following morning? Cheers 
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Hi Guys, off to Vienna in a couple of weeks. I'm parking the car in Mid Term and was just wondering due to all the construction, whether or not I'm still able to walk from the car park to the Ibis (staying the night) and then walk from the Ibis to the terminal the following morning? Cheers
The dual carriageway upgrades have all been completed now .
There are two Ibis hotels now , but they are pretty much opposite each other.
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Talking of hotels the Courtyard by Marriott has now opened. The hotel rooms were premade in Eastern Europe and craned into position. The airport now has 6 hotels if the hotel by Parkway is included.
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No restrictions on Notam also this
Signature Flight Support | London Luton Airport Night Noise Closures
Also looks like for 2019 only the really noisy aircraft will be banned at night
Luton does not seem as busy as it was for biz jets so I guess parking is more of an issue as Signature lost use of an overnight apron.
Signature Flight Support | London Luton Airport Night Noise Closures
Also looks like for 2019 only the really noisy aircraft will be banned at night
2019 RESTRICTIONS
Aircraft exceeding noise quotient QC1 standard will be ineligible for night-time slots during the summer of 2019.
Aircraft exceeding noise quotient QC1 standard will be ineligible for night-time slots during the summer of 2019.
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The airport was NOTAM for full closure last and this weekend from 0001z to 0530z, maybe confused with the noise quotas in place as well?
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All BHX can hope for is that the restrictions continue down south as it needs all it can get and although in the middle of their own annual night closures (week nights) it must add a tiny bit to the bottom line although I believe a couple of diversions the other night got trapped by the night closure.
Ironic really, as the one genuine excuse for the lack of choice of long-haul from BHX is its proximity to London and Manchester but its location also works in its favour (although the article does say not ideal) with all types of diversions whether it is night closures, runways blocked or weather .
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Construction update
Panoramic view showing the construction close to the terminal entrance, the DART site, the second multistory and in the distance taxiway Foxtrot with its de-icing pads that is under construction.
The walk to the drop off zone is quite a trek. From here passengers pass under the ring road.
Looks like the passenger route from the underpass to the drop off zone will soon be changing and will pass through the site of the multistory.
Work has started on what looks like one of the stairway cores to the multistory, As this is right by the fence of the temporary drop off zone I would conclude that eventually the temporary drop off zone will be reduced in size to accommodate the access road to the new drop off zone that will be on the ground floor of the multistory. As can be seen to the left the last 3 drop off lanes have indeed been reduced with a new fence that has been erected.
With the ground being raised to reduce the angle of the slope tarmacking is taking place on the main passenger route to the terminal
The last sections of the bus station canopy have arrived onsite.
The walk to the drop off zone is quite a trek. From here passengers pass under the ring road.
Looks like the passenger route from the underpass to the drop off zone will soon be changing and will pass through the site of the multistory.
Work has started on what looks like one of the stairway cores to the multistory, As this is right by the fence of the temporary drop off zone I would conclude that eventually the temporary drop off zone will be reduced in size to accommodate the access road to the new drop off zone that will be on the ground floor of the multistory. As can be seen to the left the last 3 drop off lanes have indeed been reduced with a new fence that has been erected.
With the ground being raised to reduce the angle of the slope tarmacking is taking place on the main passenger route to the terminal
The last sections of the bus station canopy have arrived onsite.
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Why not use LTN above the sign instead of LLA this can be very confusing for passengers from countries that use the code of the airport over the airport name this is a big pet hate of mine.
you wouldn’t fly to JFK and see NYA as a code or what can be conceived as a code.
you wouldn’t fly to JFK and see NYA as a code or what can be conceived as a code.
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It actually took me months to figure out the logo stood for LLA as I thought it was just a series of random boxes.
Watch the video contained in the link for the story of BS https://icodesign.com/work/london-luton-airport
Watch the video contained in the link for the story of BS https://icodesign.com/work/london-luton-airport
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It's all about the London Luton Airport Brand, you will see the same styling throughout in yellows, oranges and pinks, when the DART gets finished the same will be shown at key London termini https://identitydesigned.com/london-luton-airport/
If an unsuspecting passengers Google’s LLA the top results show Luton Airport it is not inconceivable the someone could end up in LTN expecting to land at LLA.
Is it even legal to Brand under another Airports code ?