Re TCX....

Sure of the facts?....

No I’m not sure, I can only say what I see !

Re TCX
Looks like the Innsbruck flight is a one off on 3rd Sep - STN has a Geneva flight on the same day.
FUE could be a one off or go into the winter schedule as it's planned for Oct 16/23.

Time will tell!

Enabling work continues on the DART project before construction work begins.

The photo shows an access road being constructed to the station site next to Luton Airport Parkway station.

https://i.imgur.com/Gi6ZgYs.jpg

Thomas Cook has filed plans to use Avion Express A321 on the following services:
Dalaman 3May to 25Oct
Fuerteventura 16 & 23Oct
Innsbruck 3 & 4Sep

Credit AirlineRoute

The Monday DLM service will be operated by a Thomas cook aircraft as well as the 2 weekly ayt flights.

If I understand the policy on night flights correctly, it will presumably be the end of the Champions League teams using Luton as per the Blue Panorama last night which had an approved departure slot of 2355 (and actually took off at 0156). All such flights can only be described as "ad-hoc" given that the teams involved won't know 6 months in advance when and where they are playing.

I take more than a passing interest in sports charters with Arsenal and Watford both using Luton for international and domestic flights with teams playing at both venues from Liverpool, Swansea etc. flying into Luton. As far as Arsenal are concerned (Europa League) there next match is in Moscow and if they reach the final that will be played in Lyon this year in May so that should have no effect. Regarding the Champions League only Manchester City and Liverpool are left in and playing each other in the next round. If Liverpool reach the final - to be played in Kiev - there could be a small number of charters from London airports but dare I say if Man City reach the final very few indeed.
Looking further ahead to the European Championships in 2020 both semi-finals and the final are to be played at Wembley. Also there is talk of the Super Bowl final being played at Wembley - that will be interesting!
Also Ruby Union teams (Saracens and Northampton) regularly fly from Luton as well as a number of charters involved in Formula One races in Europe. They all have to fly from somewhere in the south east.

BBC reporting noise complaints up 800% at LTN..

Number of complaints in 2016 slightly under 4000.

Number of complaints in 2017 slightly over 15000.

Funny that.

:hmm:

& apparently 441 complaints in 2015.

Most of the complaints come from just a handful of people. The number one location for complaints is actually St Albans who like the convenience of Luton as long as the aircraft don’t fly near their houses.

The issue is that the aircraft now follow narrow corridors rather than the noise being shared out.

Locales for the complaints include...

Flamstead
Harpenden
Markyate
Sandridge
StAlbans
Stevenage
& Wheathamstead...

Airport noise
 

Both the airport management and LBC have acknowledged in the past that most complaints are by the same individuals. From St Albans train station I can see some LTN flights to the north and hear a faint engine sound but I love to watch LHR traffic heavies climbing overhead on full power once clearance is given to begin their main climb! If anyone wants to hear real aircraft noise then Elstree and Borehamwood and Radlet get it all day long and not a murmur from it's residents!

Interesting LBS....I wonder how many LHR departures are causing noise disturbance and people are classing them as 'them noisy planes from LTN' ?

The point I was trying to make, perhaps not very clearly, is that, looking ahead to the next football season, teams from Europe drawn against teams from London always fly in during the day before the match. Invariably they go home after the match which means a departure during the night period. During the past month, Barcelona (21st Feb 0100) Juventus (6th March 0138) and Inter Milan (16 March 0156) have all departed Luton in the early hours. So if ad-hoc flights are in future refused night slots they will either have to depart the following day or go elsewhere, although I'm not sure where else they can go. Maybe the airport will reserve some night slots for VIP flights, including football teams, given the prestige that perhaps goes with handling them.

Restrictions aside....football teams flying thru are de rigueur for many airports nowadays not much prestige involved I would hesitate to add..

Do I understand this correctly, 15000 complaints by just a few individuals? Even if it was 100 people that's one complaint every two days. They must be making their own lives miserable if that becomes the focus of their day.

BBC News says 15,000 in 3 years Noise complaints soar at London Luton Airport - BBC News and "Just 20 people were behind 72% of complaints while almost half of all complaints (6,700) came from the same five residents in Harpenden"

Then "Complaints rose from 441 in 2015, to 1,024 in 2016 and 1,485 in 2017 and campaigners said they had "not seen any changes" in noise reduction. " so I think this is number of single individuals?

Yes, just read that myself. Unbelievable. On average making four complaints a day each. They perhaps should move for their own mental health. Liked the quote on BBC about noise moving sideways too.