Tag: Alberto Martin

DfT funding to take London Luton Airport education and skills programme to new heights

London Luton Airport's (LLA) commitment to local skills development and education initiatives has been boosted with a significant grant from the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The funding will bolster LLA’s evolving ‘Classroom to Careers’ education pr...

LLA announces £1.5m public transport fund

London Luton Airport’s (LLA) newly rebuilt Terminal Car Park 2 reopens today (24.09.25) with 1,900 vehicle spaces and a brand-new covered Express Drop-Off and Pick-Up zone on the ground floor, providing quick and convenient access to the terminal building. To further improve access for all, and...

London Luton Airport appoints new chair ahead of airport expansion

London Luton Airport (LLA) today announces the appointment of Lord John Hutton as Chair of the Board to oversee the next phase of the airport’s development. LLA is the UK’s fifth largest airport, operated by Aena - the world’s largest airport operator - and leading infrastructure investment...

LLA cements Cranfield University sustainability partnership

London Luton Airport (LLA) and Cranfield University have strengthened their long-standing association with a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The signing of the MoU coincides with the 60th anniversary of Air Transport teaching and research at Cranfield University celebrations that to...

London Luton Airport invests £70 million in local economy

London Luton Airport’s (LLA) has announced today that it has injected £70 million into the local economy. More than half of London Luton Airport’s (LLA) supply chain spend went to businesses within a 25-mile radius last year, with an increasing number of local companies joining the airportâ€...

LLA welcomes 16.2 million passengers in 2023

A busy Christmas getaway rounded off another transformative year for London Luton Airport (LLA), with 1.2 million passengers passing through the airport in December, taking the total number of passengers in 2023 to 16.2 million. 2023 was another year of significant investment at LLA, including th...

London Luton Airport recognised for carbon management

London Luton Airport (LLA) has achieved Level 4 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme, becoming only the third major UK airport to achieve this level. The ACA scheme is a globally recognised carbon management programme, overseen by Airports Council International (ACI), that independent...

London Luton Airport invests £30M in passenger experience

London Luton Airport (LLA) has announced investment worth more than £30 million to enhance the passenger experience. It follows another successful summer, during which 3.3 million passengers passed through the terminal (1st July – 31st August), with four in five passengers rating their overall...

London Luton Airport marks anniversary of Ukraine invasion

A welcome point at London Luton Airport (LLA) has supported almost 30,000 Ukrainian arrivals and assisted 500 UK Homes for Ukraine sponsors since being established in March 2022. The welcome point at LLA has provided a range of support and services to Ukrainian arrivals including the provision of...

Summer Shines for London Luton Airport

London Luton Airport (LLA) welcomed 4.3 million passengers this summer (June 1st to Aug 31st) as its post pandemic recovery continues. This compares just two million during the same period in last year. Despite the sudden return in demand following the removal of travel restrictions, LLA has c...

London Deputy Mayor for Transport visits new airport rail link

London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport and Deputy Chair of TfL Seb Dance has been learning about London Luton Airport’s work to improve connectivity with the capital. During a visit to the airport Mr Dance was given a tour of the Luton DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit), an automated people mover th...

London Luton Airport has busiest month since outset of pandemic

London Luton Airport (LLA) welcomed almost 1.2 million passengers in April, marking its busiest month since the pandemic began and demonstrating the airport’s continued recovery. In comparison, LLA welcomed just 106,000 passengers in April 2021. Short stay city breaks were in high demand ove...

Ukrainian refugees face a warm welcome at London Luton Airport

A humanitarian hub has been set up at London Luton Airport to provide practical support for air passengers arriving from war-torn Ukraine. Organised by Bedfordshire’s Local Resilience Forum which brings together partners such as local authorities, NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, emergency se...

400 jobs available at London Luton Airport as busy summer looms

London Luton Airport (LLA) is recruiting for 400 new roles across the airport as February’s passenger figures indicate a promising recovery for the airport, and the Government announces an end to all covid travel restrictions. A busy ski season and half-term city breaks boosted LLA’s passenge...

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