Airport News
London Luton Airport highlights strong bank holiday
Tue, 01 Sep, 2009
More than 145,000 passengers were expected to travel through London Luton Airport over the bank holiday weekend.
The airport said that it anticipated official figures would show the three-day period to be one of the busiest weekends of the year.
It also noted that sunny destinations remain popular with British holidaymakers, as families look to take their summer holidays.
Southern France, Spain and the Balearic and Canary Islands were identified as some of the most popular locations for people flying out from London Luton Airport.
However, Bulgaria, Egypt, Romania and Turkey were all highlighted as examples of destinations outside of the EU that are becoming increasingly popular because of exchange rates.
Simon Harley, airline manager at London Luton Airport, said: "With a constantly expanding network of routes now making up over 100 destinations, we continue to serve the requirements of both the business and leisure traveller.
"With the UK weather remaining poor we are delighted to offer the UK public an opportunity to at last see the sun."
Last week, meanwhile, German carrier Air Berlin revealed plans to launch a winter flights service between Manchester Airport and Paderborn this year.