Wizz are increasing Sofia to daily from March, up from 4 weekly from last summer, and carried on through this winter.

As of today, for SO8, Wizz will operate 11 routes from LTN. Four will be double daily, 3 daily, with the remainder, 3, 4 or 5 weekly. This equates to 88 weekly departures and is an increase of about 22% on S07.

Two additional new routes are expected to be announced in late January.

The Wizzair announcement today includes a domestic flight between Sofia and Varna. What's the betting that Luton-Varna will be announced early 2008 as the 80th scheduled destination from Luton, and Wizz's 12th?

December 4th looks like a good time to view a Trident look-a-like? I had better pack my ear defenders!

Wizz, how about Turkey?

Aeroflot arrives around midday

Aeroflot at LTN
 

:eek:

What they coming to Luton for? Does that mean a TU-154 is coming to the airport?! That will please the local NIMBY groups! :p

Not sure if those TU-154's can clear LTN's runway, despite their size, they require quite a long runway! Lets hope they do not bring an Airbus, as we see enough of them day in day out!

Shame I will be at work that day. - Any pics appreciated!

TU154 is not a problem from Luton's runway.

In the past Balkan and Via operated a series using them.

Bet they won't have a tow bar for it though!

During the summer I remember seeing a RA- registered trijet taxi in and park on stand 12. I can't quite remember what it was but it had a blue/purple/silver paint scheme, think it may have been a private jet.

Anyone remember this one?!

EZYramper: There have been a few private Yak42's for Chelskz games, so you could have seen one of those.

Aeroflot would be suprise as they have used LGW and I think STN in the past.

The Bulkan 154's - what about the Tarom Il18's, now that was sight. Remember 3 on the pond one saturday in 1989 on school charters.

Luton: 1,989,430 passengers. 27,217 commercial movements.

Stansted: 262,747 passengers. 5,905 commercial movements.

Guess the year?

1972 perhaps, after Channel went bust. Could be 73, but think LTN would have done more with the colured wide bodied three holers!

After 1986 but before 1990 might be even 1981-82

Well, the three-pot Trident lookalike arrived just 45 minutes late, landing noisily and smokily from a heavy sky. It's here for 12 hours or so, having brought in an orchestra.

It's parked nose-in on stand 15, so I hope someone's got a tow bar....

The Tu 154
 

And a magnificent sight (and sound) it was.
An orchestra eh? Must have been flying on instruments then...

Pax Figures
 

Buster

1981

BHX5DME

1981, the year Buster was first released at Luton!

First ever Aeroflot airliner at Luton, or so I am reliably told by an 'undercover' spotter!

I am not related to a certain bear in Sudan!

Might well have come to Luton because with a scheduled 23.35 departure time it could have been delayed until morning if it was to depart after midnight due to other London Airport’s nighttime noise rules.

This happened years ago when a Virgin 747 that was running very late flew in from New York and left well after Midnight empty I think back to New York.

wizzair - Luton to Bourgas is in the system! So much for LTN - Varna!

Toledoashley,

Bourgas was operated in summer 2007, so not new for 2008. My suggestion of Varna was based on Wizz establishing it as a destination, and that it is the second city of Bulgaria.

SkyEurope saw its passengers increase by 61.3% to 284,417, which took its rolling 12-month total to just under 3.5m (+30%). November load factor declined by 6.1pp to 69.6%, while on a rolling 12-month basis it averaged 80.6% (+6.2pp).

Monarch Scheduled reported a 6.3% decline in passenger numbers to 204,433, although load factor improved by 5.7pp to 82.6%.