London Luton

London Luton Airport has been transformed by the arrival of the low cost airlines and that is shown by the fact that over ninety percent of the airports traffic is scheduled flights. The main airlines that use Luton Airport include easyjet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Sky Europe and XL. In 2006 the airport carried almost ten million passengers of which just over eighty percent were on low cost airlines like easyjet and Ryanair. London Luton Airport is the UK’s fifth busiest airport and is one of the two London Airports that is not owned by BAA. London Luton operates all its flights from the one runway and has no plans to increase this to two.

Another factor in the airports favour is its excellent connections available to central London and the other main London Airports. Luton Airport is only twenty five miles northwest of central London.

Like all the airports in the UK London Luton also legally obliged to operates a non smoking within the terminal. There are designated smoking areas outside the terminal building. Please note there are no smoking areas after you have cleared security.

Some of the most popular destinations from Luton Airport include; Edinburgh, Malaga, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris and Budapest. Luton Airport also handles a number of cargo flights.

For anyone looking for a bit more luxury travelling between New York and London you can travel with business flight airline Silverjet.

London Luton has an executive lounge, the Aviance Executive Lounge will enable you to get access to the internet (for an extra fee) as well as a fax service. There are also a selection of the current daily newspapers and a selection of beverages.

There are numerous hotels and B/B accommodation within easy reach of the airport. You can book a hotel and car parking packages, which will save you money against booking them separately.

There are three parking options for Luton; The Luton Long Term, Short Term and the Mid term car parks.

Long Term Car Park
The earlier you book the more you save. So it is advisable to book as early as possible.
Luton Short Term
You can save up to 40% if you book fourteen days or more in advance.
Luton Mid. Term Parking
Ideal for one to four day stays, frequent terminal transfers included in the price.