As well as welcoming passenger aircraft, Luton has also welcomed military planes. The airliner had been chartered by Vauxhall Motors as a reward for some of its best-performing dealers. The England football squad pose on the steps of their plane at Luton Airport prior to leaving for Italy for the World Cup. A Britannia Airways aircraft at Luton in the s. Luton was one of the airline's main bases. The company was rebranded as ThomsonFly in Monarch and Britannia Airways planes are pictured on stand in the s.
Neither airline is still in operation. An aerial shot of the whole airport in the s. Pictured is an easyJet plane on the stand. The low-cost carrier is now headquartered at Luton Airport.
An aerial view of Luton Airport that was shot in In , the airport was rebranded and officially named London Luton Airport. A Monarch Airbus A taxis to the runway. Today, Luton is the fifth largest airport in the UK welcoming 16million passengers each year.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. From customs checks in a wooden hut to Concorde: Fascinating photos reveal the stunning transformation of Luton Airport over the years as it celebrates its 80th birthday Luton Airport officially opened 80 years ago on July 16, and was then known as 'Luton Municipal Airport' It earned a reputation as being the birthplace of affordable air travel as it grew throughout the s and 70s Today, Luton is the fifth largest airport in the UK and 16million passengers pass through it every year By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline Published: GMT, 16 July Updated: GMT, 17 July e-mail 75 shares.
Share or comment on this article: Fascinating photos reveal the transformation of Luton Airport e-mail It looked better 80 years ago than it does now. Find out more. Take me browsing. Superb shopping For holiday essentials, high fashion, and everything in between, we have a great selection of shops for you to explore, including our Duty Free section.
Take me shopping. Click and collect. Got a question? Find my question. Skip the queues with contactless food ordering You can now place a food order from your phone and then simply pick it up when it's ready. See what's on the menu. Need Special Assistance? Tell me more. In order to expand further, London Luton Airport signed a unique private-public partnership in to secure financial investment for the future. This meant the airport remained publicly owned by Luton Borough Council but was to be managed and developed by a new private consortium.
An 80 million development programme was completed in Autumn giving the airport a 40 million terminal with 60 check-in desks, modern baggage and flight information systems and a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars which was officially opened in November by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. At the end of , Railtrack opened the 23 million London Luton Parkway station making the journey to central London less than 30 minutes.
The terminal was refurbished further in with improvements to the departures and arrivals area, baggage reclaim facilities and new retail and catering outlets. The airport continued to steadily grow and in the airport reported record numbers of passengers, with over 10 million people flying from the terminal.
In the same year, a major redevelopment plan was launched to redesign the terminal and ensure a smooth and easy experience for visitors to the airport. The revamp seems to have worked as by , passenger numbers had increased to a record-breaking Luton Airport Guide.
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