Luton Airport expansion set for take-off after environmental challenge dismissed Transport & Infrastructure London Luton Airport’s growth plan has received judicial approval after a campaign group’s legal challenge was rejected by the UK’s top court. The Supreme Court has given the plans the green light after dismissing a challenge from Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN), which had argued the decision was unlawful [...]
Expanding London airports will help growth take off Opinion Extra runways at Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are not just lucrative transport infrastructure projects that will create construction jobs and supply chain benefits in the short-term. They are key to getting overseas visitors into the UK to spend money, says Alex Challoner The summer holidays are upon us. Chances are, at some time in the [...]
Let’s help London’s £53.5bn airport investment opportunity take off Opinion The report highlights how London’s global success has been underpinned by its connectivity. Yet those connections are straining through a combination of a Byzantine planning system, regulatory hurdles and rising, policy-driven, operating costs. If London can’t get airport investment off the ground, it’ll be left on the tarmac while other country’s growth flies, says John [...]
Turbulence for Luton as court decides if expansion project can leave the ground May 19, 2026 The Court of Appeal will today hear a challenge to the government-approved expansion of Luton Airport from an environmental group over whether the development should have been green-lit last year. The dispute was escalated to the appeals court by the campaign group, Luton And District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN), who brought [...]
London Luton Airport says investment at risk due to Labour’s taxes January 7, 2026 A £2.5bn proposal to expand one of London’s top airports is facing fresh challenges amid rising tax burdens, as the aviation sector feels the pain of Rachel Reeves’ business rates raid. The owner of Luton Airport, Labour-run Luton Council, had put together plans to build a new terminal and increase capacity from 18m to 32m [...]
London Luton Airport: Profit more than doubles ahead of expansion October 3, 2025 Profit at London Luton Airport more than doubled in 2024 ahead of major expansion plans being signed off by the government. The airport has posted a pre-tax profit of £89.8m for its latest financial year, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total is up significantly from the £39.9m pre-tax profit London Luton Airport [...]
Drop off charges at UK airports hit £1 per minute July 17, 2025 Drop off charges at UK airports have reached the highest level on record amid booming travel demand over the summer. Analysis from the motoring group RAC found 11 airports have jacked up so-called ‘kiss and fly’ fees since last year as part of a long-running trend in the UK. Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, increased charges [...]
Heathrow: Third runway car park plans more costly than entire Gatwick expansion July 11, 2025 Upheaving Heathrow Airport’s car parks as part of plans for a third runway would cost more than the entire expansion of its closest rival Gatwick, leaked documents that reveal the magnitude of financing the controversial project show. The UK’s biggest airport plans to replace most, if not all, of its existing car parks to build [...]
Jet2 hikes dividend on record passenger numbers July 9, 2025 Jet2 shares tumbled on Wednesday despite record passenger traffic as investors fretted over global geopolitical uncertainty. Shares fell more than 5 per cent by midday evven after the leisure travel group hiked its annual dividend and reported a surge in profit on soaring demand. Investors are set for a final dividend of 12.1p per share [...]
Luton Airport chair: Green targets for expansion ‘not easy’ to meet July 9, 2025 Strict green targets for Luton Airport’s expansion plans will “not be easy” to meet, its new chair has said, even as he praised the economic importance of the project. Ministers rubber-stamped proposals to ramp up capacity at Luton earlier this year, shortly before backing a massive Universal Studios theme park and resort in nearby Bedford. [...]