Record year for Luton Airport
Luton Airport has reported a record 10.5 million passengers in 2014, an 8.1% jump on the year before.
It said the growth was helped by the addition of 15 new destinations in 2014. A further 10 new routes have already been confirmed for 2015.
The airport plans to increase annual capacity from 12 million to 18 million passengers by 2026 and make a number of improvements, including better transport links, parking, and further new routes.
It is redesigning the terminal, adding new shopping and food outlets, plus a new executive lounge.
CEO Nick Barton said: "Record passenger numbers and the launch of a bold new identity to mark the start of the £100m transformation are all great platforms from which to start 2015."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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