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Views sought on major London Luton Airport expansion

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London Luton Airport’s expansion plans have gone out to public consultation, with the airport operator seeking feedback on proposals to increase capacity to 32M passengers per year.

Proposals put forward by airport owner Luton Rising involve expanding the existing terminal, building a second terminal and making best use of the existing…

What the ‘dangerous precedent’ set by Bristol Airport u-turn means for other UK airport expansion plans

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Planning lawyers, economists and environmentalists have warned that the Planning Inspectorate’s decision last week to approve Bristol Airport’s expansion plans on appeal sets a precedent for future UK airport expansions.

Plans to expand the airport to cater for an additional 2M passengers a year were knocked back by North Somerset Council in February…

Bristol Airport expansion back on after successful planning appeal

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Bristol Airport's expansion plans have been given the green light following a planning appeal.

Plans to expand the airport to cater for an additional 2M passengers a year were knocked back by North Somerset Council in February 2020. The airport then appealed to the Planning Inspectorate to overturn the decision, with…

Revealed: True carbon cost of the UK’s 8 planned airport expansions

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Emission clean up costs from departing flights at the eight airport expansions underway across the UK have more than doubled to £73.6bn, according to research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF).

The increase is due to the government’s September update of its carbon values – the cost of cleaning up each…

Low emission aviation plans are not a green light for airport expansions

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New low-emission aviation technologies do not necessarily mean airport expansions should move forward, according to Aviation Environment Federation director Tim Johnson.

Earlier this month the government revealed the concept for an aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen, but Johnson said that when it comes to expansions and emissions, "the key issue is…

London Luton Airport expansion plans approved

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Plans to expand London Luton Airport have been approved by the local council.

Under the plans, 1M more passengers will make their way through the UK's fifth busiest airport each year. It means London Luton Airport would be able to handle 19M people a year, up from 18M. A second phase…

Luton Airport expansion taxis for takeoff as master plan approved

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The proposal to expand Luton Airport has taken another step forward as the council’s overview and scrutiny board has agreed to adopt the masterplan put forward byt London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) and Luton Rising.

The master plan details LLAL’s intention to increase the airport’s annual passengers from 18M to 19M…