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Luton Airport has received the National Literacy Trust’s 2026 Literacy Changemakers Award
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Luton Airport recognised with national literacy award after supporting 61,000 children

May 19, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Luton Airport has been recognised with a national award for its work supporting children’s literacy and education projects. The airport received the National Literacy Trust’s 2026 Literacy Changemakers Award at the charity’s Vision for Literacy […]

London Luton Airport
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Luton Airport ground staff secure 7.5 per cent pay rise after union negotiations

April 28, 2026 Newsdesk 0

More than 180 ground handling workers at Luton Airport have secured a 7.5 per cent pay rise after threatening strike action. Staff employed by GH Luton Ground Handling Services, who provide services for Wizz Air […]

Luton Airport's runway has been completed
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Luton Airport completes £18m runway upgrade after months of overnight work

March 30, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport completes £18m runway upgrade after months of overnight work

Luton Airport has completed an £18million project to resurface its runway, in what has been described as the airport’s biggest airfield engineering programme in two decades. The work, designed to improve the durability and long-term […]

How the Luton Airport expansion would look
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‘Absolutely no threat’ to expansion plans as Luton Airport boss rebuffs business rates rise report

January 8, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Absolutely no threat’ to expansion plans as Luton Airport boss rebuffs business rates rise report

The Luton Council-owned company, which owns Luton Airport has issued a robust response to a newspaper report suggesting that changes to business rates could put London Luton Airport’s expansion plans at risk.  City AM published […]

The easyJet check-in area at Luton Airport
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Luton Airport strikes called off after easyJet staff accept improved pay deal

January 6, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport strikes called off after easyJet staff accept improved pay deal

Planned strike action by easyJet check-in staff and baggage handlers at Luton Airport has been formally called off after workers voted to accept an improved pay offer. The decision brings an end to a dispute […]

easyJet Cabin Crew L-R - Benjamin Collict, Oliver Spreadbury, Natalie Tavener, Danielle Robinson, Dimo Kolev, Jamie Smart at the easyJet 30th birthday celebrations at London Luton Airport, where the airline is marking the anniversary of its first flight from Luton to Glasgow by operating the same route exclusively with pilots and crew who are also turning 30 this November. Photo by Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments
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easyJet recreates first ever Luton flight with crew born the same month airline took off 30 years ago

November 10, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on easyJet recreates first ever Luton flight with crew born the same month airline took off 30 years ago

Thirty years after a bright orange Boeing 737 first taxied down the runway at London Luton Airport bound for Glasgow, easyJet has recreated that historic journey – this time crewed entirely by staff who were […]

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Luton easyJet passengers warned of possible Xmas disruption as airport staff to vote on strike

November 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton easyJet passengers warned of possible Xmas disruption as airport staff to vote on strike

Luton Airport passengers flying with easyJet could face disruption over the festive period as DHL check-in and baggage handling staff ballot for strike action in a dispute over pay. Around 200 DHL employees who handle […]

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal unveils a commemorative plaque to formally open Tennyson Road Primary School’s new outdoor learning space
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Headteacher hails ‘momentous day’ as Princess Royal visits Luton school and youth hub

October 17, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Headteacher hails ‘momentous day’ as Princess Royal visits Luton school and youth hub

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a visit to two Luton community projects on Friday, celebrating the town’s close ties with Luton Airport and its work in supporting education and young people. Princess Anne […]

London Luton Airport
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Luton Airport to begin £18m overnight runway upgrade in November

October 10, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport to begin £18m overnight runway upgrade in November

Luton Airport will begin a major £18million project next month to resurface its runway, with work set to take place overnight to minimise disruption for passengers and airlines. The five-month scheme, starting on 3 November, […]

easyJet plane in front of the Monarch hangar at Luton Airport
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Old Monarch hangar makeover to create 150 jobs at Luton Airport

July 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Old Monarch hangar makeover to create 150 jobs at Luton Airport

The operator and owner of London Luton Airport (LLA) are laying the foundation for up to 150 new jobs following an £11.5 million refurbishment programme that includes two new aircraft engineering and repair hangars and […]

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