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

April 28, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport ground staff secure 7.5 per cent pay rise after union negotiations

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 […]

London Luton Airport
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]

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    New Vauxhall exhibition to celebrate Luton’s industrial past after factory closure

    April 20, 2026 Comments Off on New Vauxhall exhibition to celebrate Luton’s industrial past after factory closure
    A major new exhibition charting more than a century of car manufacturing in Luton is set to open next month, offering a poignant look at the town’s industrial heritage following the closure of the Vauxhall [...]
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    Luton Henge Festival to return ‘louder, bolder and more powerful than ever’

    April 20, 2026 Comments Off on Luton Henge Festival to return ‘louder, bolder and more powerful than ever’
    A community-built landmark in Marsh Farm will once again take centre stage this summer as Luton Henge Festival returns for a second year. The free event, taking place across Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August, [...]
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