London Luton Airport

About the airport

London Luton Airport| (new window) is one of the UK's busiest airports with passenger numbers at over 9.94 million during the calendar year 2007 an increase of nearly 400% in 10 years.

London Luton Airport| (new window) employs over 500 people directly and around 8,000 indirectly. The Airport is now one of the major economic drivers of the regional economy.

In a pioneering public-private partnership deal signed in August 1998, London Luton Airport| (new window) remains publicly owned by Luton Borough Council but is operated managed and developed by a private consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Ltd, for a period of 30 years.

Operators

London Luton currently supports the following scheduled airlines - easyJet| (new window), Ryanair| (new window), Wizz Air| (new window), Aer Arann| (new window) and SkyEurope| (new window) whilst Thomsonfly| (new window), First Choice| (new window), Thomas Cook| (new window) and Monarch| (new window) account for the remaining 8% charter traffic throughput. The Airport now offers passengers an extensive choice of both scheduled and charter services including frequent departures to over 90 destinations, including services to Europe, Africa and the Middle East.