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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 0

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 […]

London Luton Airport
News

High Court rejects challenge to Luton Airport growth plans

December 9, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on High Court rejects challenge to Luton Airport growth plans

Luton Airport’s plans to grow to 32 million passengers a year by the mid 2040s have had a major boost, after the High Court rejected a legal challenge from local campaigners. The court ruled that […]

London Luton Airport Departures
News

Christmas travel at risk as Luton Airport staff plan strike over pay

December 8, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Christmas travel at risk as Luton Airport staff plan strike over pay

EasyJet passengers flying from Luton just before and after Christmas face disruption as DHL workers who handle check in and baggage have voted to strike in a dispute over pay. Around 200 staff who work […]

Rachel Hopkins MP, pictured in another debate
News

MP hails East-West rail push as a major opportunity for Luton’s future

December 4, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on MP hails East-West rail push as a major opportunity for Luton’s future

The ambitious expansion of East West Rail (EWR) — a keystone of the government’s newly relaunched Oxford‑Cambridge growth corridor — has been spotlighted by local MP Rachel Hopkins as a game-changer for Luton’s economy, employment […]

London Luton Airport
News

New £160m loan to help drive Luton Airport expansion, creating thousands of local jobs

July 2, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on New £160m loan to help drive Luton Airport expansion, creating thousands of local jobs

Luton Airport has secured a major £160million loan that will help unlock plans to nearly double its passenger capacity – a move that could create up to 11,000 new jobs and boost the local economy […]

London Luton Airport
News

Investigation under way after car plunges from Luton Airport car park

June 16, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Investigation under way after car plunges from Luton Airport car park

An investigation is under way after a car fell from a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport on Sunday, leaving a man with minor injuries. Emergency services were called to Terminal Car Park One […]

Festivalgoers will be travelling to major music destinations from Luton Airport this summer
Travel

Festival fever takes off at Luton Airport

June 13, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Festival fever takes off at Luton Airport

Luton Airport is set to welcome thousands of festivalgoers travelling to major music destinations this summer, proving that many travellers are swapping beach towels for backstage passes. Research commissioned by the airport highlights that 45 […]

Ava and her sibling in the easyJet airplane cockpit
News

Luton landing marks 100th easyJet flight for critically ill children

June 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton landing marks 100th easyJet flight for critically ill children

The 100th easyJet flight supporting the travel wishes of children living with critical illnesses across Europe landed in Luton. Every 25 seconds, a family hears the devastating news that their child is diagnosed with a […]

Luton DART
News

Six million passengers have travelled with Luton DART as airport shuttle turns two

March 27, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Six million passengers have travelled with Luton DART as airport shuttle turns two

The Luton DART is celebrating its second birthday today having passed six million passenger journeys since opening in March 2023. The fast passenger transit service has transformed quick and efficient train-to-plane connections between Luton Airport […]

Sandfords restaurant opens in Luton Airport
Food and drink

UK’s largest airport restaurant opens in Luton

February 28, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on UK’s largest airport restaurant opens in Luton

A brand-new American-style dining concept has opened its doors at London Luton Airport. Sanfords is the largest restaurant within a UK airport and the largest concession to be opened by TRGC, one of the UK’s […]

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    JW Paris drop Britpop-inspired anthem ‘with sonic nods’ to Elastica, Blur, Pulp and Oasis

    October 3, 2025 Comments Off on JW Paris drop Britpop-inspired anthem ‘with sonic nods’ to Elastica, Blur, Pulp and Oasis
    Luton’s own JW Paris are back with a brand-new single, ‘Anything’ — a shimmering, swaggering slice of 90s-inspired Britpop that captures both the nostalgia and restless energy of a British summer night. The three-piece — [...]
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    September 1, 2025 Comments Off on Pints and pride: YouTuber raises a glass to Luton’s pubs — and calls time on town’s critics
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