The head of Wizzair has already said it would be silly to operate to the Western Med from the UK. Central and Eastern Europe is their territory. As I have said before there are still plenty of destinations still to be served in those areas.

I would love to know where you got that snippet of information from particularly its location. Any new development now firmly seems to be within the airport boundary. The 2012 masterplan did state that the capacity of the airport within its own boundary was 18 million passengers but there are now plans to extend and not replace the long term car park onto Wigmore Park which is being challenged.

It seems that any plans for terminal 2 on Wigmore Park have been dropped which would leave just the existing long term car park open for development. The airport plan is to build part of a business park on part of this car park behind the Harrods hangars though.

As I said a while ago the airport were allegedly looking at a plan to build terminal 2 within the CTA by I assume the second multi-storey car park on the new location for the car hire centre. This would mean a remote apron on what was left of the existing long term car park I would have thought. Not a great place on the wrong side of 2 taxiways unless a tunnel or bridge was put in for passenger access.

The only place that has ever seemed feasible to me for a T2 is the hangar line. Saying that though, that would require relocation of the hangars which could be along the engine run up bay of course with it being extended into an apron. As we know, that is never going to happen. The airport management team will some how find a way to fit a T2 into the sardine can CTA.

Funny you should mention that but I had a deep conversation with someone working for TUI who attended a meeting with the airport about shifting the TUI hangar. The meeting was last year but as I could not get my head around why the hangar would need to be moved I dismissed the conversation.

You're right about the morning but a UK base makes up for it in the evening. E.g. Depart Riga at 23:00 and arrive into LTN before midnight.

Wizz have confirmed they have taken over the slots of Monarch after the demise of the airline. An additional two aircraft will be based making a total of seven aircraft. New routes will be announced in the near future with an additional 70 jobs being created.

IR Solutions, Euroinvestor

Exciting and less discovered destinations!

Funny how Wizz create 35 jobs per based aircraft and Ryanair thousands... :-D

Ryanair support everyone in the airport whereas bad Wizzair on support the people they directly pay! :(

Construction update
 

The framework for the immigration hall minor extension, the first floor extension and new walkway are all in place.
https://i.imgur.com/eFDqSq0.jpg

The brick frontage of the old terminal has finally all but disappeared from view. The cladding is actually individual vented slats as there is machinery on the balcony.
https://i.imgur.com/OgtQa8T.jpg

Soil samples are being taken for the second multistory car park.
https://i.imgur.com/eopkmlW.jpg

The last vent has been put in place on the new pier making the building externally complete.
https://i.imgur.com/1g17Utt.jpg

Taxiway Bravo extension is all but complete
https://i.imgur.com/1fdQkHM.jpg

While what will become Taxiway Hotel can be seen with the Wizz in the background.
https://i.imgur.com/jSQGLlE.jpg

Other news

Two crossover points have been put in either side of the tunnel to allow traffic to use the airport if one of the tunnels had to be closed.

This week sees the signing of the DART contract.

Thanks, as always, LTNman. How much longer for the terrible drop/collect zone?

Another year until the new multistory is built and opened as the new drop off zone will be on the ground floor. No modifications have taken place to the existing drop off zone to date so I expect more of the same carnage next summer.

Fabulous pics as always LTNman. Always makes me wonder whether they'll have to dismantle half the cladding if one of those generators on the roof needs replacing in years to come.

What a shame they insist on building a second multi-storey car park within the CTA. That land would be better used for an additional 6-8 parking stands and terminal extension with 3rd pier for the South Apron.
The second multi-storey would be better placed in the mid-term car park, adjacent to a DART station for quick transit to the CTA.

More aircraft parking, more terminal capacity in a single terminal and less road traffic entering the CTA. Win, win, win.

There is no roof above the equipment on either balcony just side cladding at this end only. While replacing machinery should present no problems at the this end the other end will be somewhat challenging as the plant was put in before work started on the terminal infill.

As seen last year the CTA could not cope with traffic levels for one terminal let alone two. With the drop off area moving to inside the new multistory the jury will be out to see if it makes any difference to the traffic flows.

The airport has a very long history of poor designs of drop off areas that have needed constant modifications to keep the traffic moving. It will be somewhat harder to correct once the next move is completed.

Ex Monarch A320 G-ZBAU currently holding north of Luton. Expected by MAEL, but for some reason the airport management are not letting it land.

Landed 16.07

What do you mean with this? 2nd biggest airport in the Wizz network is BUD and don't think they have 5 times more flights to/from LTN than BUD?

My mistake, sorry I was taking the light blue as Luton:\

https://i.imgur.com/5BY7K1x.jpg

LTNman,
The east side of the airfield holds the Long term car park. Build 3 multi-storey car parks to hold more cars than at present and relase30-50 + acreas for new development.

Build a satelite building that is connected to the main terminal via a tunnel,which incorporates a travelator and service road and then build 15 to 18 stands and growth is accomodated.

No increase in land is required, just imagination and more importantly investment!

I won't say why I think it will happen, but am certain it will...

LTN is on a path of continued growth, and rightly so, for it was neglected for decades and is now being taken serious by investors.