London Luton Airport applies to increase passenger cap

London Luton Airport (LLA) submitted (18-Jan-2021) an application to Luton Council to change its passenger cap from 18 million to 19 million p/a. The application, which follows a public consultation held in Oct-2020, seeks to vary five conditions of LLA's original planning permission, granted in 2014, to allow it to accommodate an additional one million passengers. The increase will not require any physical changes or new construction at the airport, and the airport will continue to operate within the existing terminal infrastructure. A full environmental impact assessment has been submitted as part of the application. [more - original PR]