London Luton Airport has been crowned European Airport of the year at the prestigious ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards.
LLA was presented with the coveted award at ACI EUROPE’s Annual Congress and General Assembly in Istanbul, seeing off fierce competition from fellow finalists in the 10-25 million passengers category, Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport and Brussels Airport.
The Best Airport Awards recognise excellence and outstanding achievement from across ACI EUROPE’s vast membership of airport operators. The Best Airport category is split into five awards by airport size to ensure that ‘the crème de la crème of the industry is given due focus’.
Luton Airport was commended by the judging panel for its strategic approach that has driven several key milestones over the past 12 months including establishing Luton as the UK’s simplest and friendliest major airport; developing even greater choice for passengers, following the introduction of 18 new shops and restaurants and two new passenger lounges; and launching the Luton Dart electrified express rail service, enabling passengers to travel from their airport terminal to central London in around 30 minutes.
Alberto Martin, Chief Executive Officer at London Luton Airport, said: “We are all absolutely thrilled that ACI EUROPE has named London Luton Airport as one of Europe’s best airports. The award recognises LLA’s performance and achievements across a wide range of disciplines, as well as all-round resilience and adaptability.
“I am extremely proud of every member of LLA staff as this fantastic recognition is testament to the passion, commitment and professionalism shown by our dedicated teams across the airport who work so hard to deliver a simple and friendly passenger experience.”
