The Airport Operator: Summer 2025
20 June 2025
London Luton Airport (LLA) CEO, Alberto Martin, has described the Secretary of State’s decision to back expansion at the airport as both “a tipping point” and “a generational opportunity”.
He told The Airport Operator that approval of the growth plans of Luton Rising (the airport owner) by Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, on 3 April is “a tipping point for the future of the local and national economies” and would also “provide a generational opportunity to further boost Luton Borough Council’s investment in frontline public services and local communities”. Since 2013 the airport has provided over £0.5bn in concession fee income to Luton Rising.
LLA’s expansion application allows for growth from its current permitted cap of 19 million passengers per annum to up to 32 million. Planned investments include new terminal capacity, additional taxiways and other transport infrastructure, as well as new landside support buildings and surface access adjustments.
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