Luton airport news
July 2008
04.07.08 easyJet use IT to drive down costs
02.07.08 easyJet ad banned over misleading emissions claims
June 2008
29.06.08 easyJet back Government's new plane tax
28.06.08 Photo exhibition launched at Luton Airport
27.06.08 easyJet olive branch to online travel agents
26.06.08 easyJet tell Expedia 'stop selling our flights'
25.06.08 Ryanair, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa and easyJet will survive aviation crisis
24.06.08 Aer Arann to halt expansion in 'challenging times'
23.06.08 New software to help easyJet improve efficiency and cut costs
22.06.08 Luton Airport to charge £1 to use trolleys
20.06.08 easyJet add excess baggage prepayment option
19.06.08 Flightpath protest in London today
19.06.08 Silverjet founder calls ArabJet ‘a bunch of timewasters’
19.06.08 Conservation group wants end to overland stacking
17.06.08 Silverjet founder admits defeat; administrators don't
16.06.08 Local recruitment boosts easyJet staff satisfaction
15.06.08 Flightpath consultation ends this week
14.06.08 Silverjet rescue bid fails; all staff made redundant
14.06.08 Broker downgrades easyJet
13.06.08 easyJet to cut Dortmund flights by 50% this winter; close base
13.06.08 Thomsonfly Tel Aviv winter flights from Luton and Manchester on sale
13.06.08 Monarch signs new maintenance deals
12.06.08 easyJet takes delivery of first CFM engine powered Airbus
12.06.08 More airport Starbucks planned
11.06.08 Silverjet sale agreed; could fly again ‘in weeks’
11.06.08 Council wants rethink on Luton Airport flightpath plans
10.06.08 ArabJet reported Silverjet airline bidder
10.06.08 FTO wants better airline failure protection
09.06.08 Cash hurdle for Silverjet bidders
08.06.08 Amedeus add easyJet tools
07.06.08 Reuben brothers set to ‘swoop for Silverjet’
07.06.08 easyJet launch seat sale
07.06.08 easyJet and Virgin win OAG awards
06.06.08 easyJet passengers up 15.9%; load factor down 0.4%
06.06.08 Irish firm make Silverjet relaunch offer; airline interested
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
06.06.08 New group flights Luton Airport flightpath plans
05.06.08 Silverjet to be sold ‘by the end of the week’
05.06.08 London rally for Luton Airport flightpath protesters
04.06.08 Public meeting on flightpath plans this weekend
03.06.08 easyJet exec predicts rash of airline bankruptcies
03.06.08 IATA: budget airlines will struggle; easyJet: no we won’t
03.06.08 Standard Life ups easyJet investment again
02.06.08 Silverjet blame analysts for collapse
02.06.08 More roadworks near Luton Airport
01.06.08 Groups considering Silverjet purchase
May 2008
31.05.08 CAA issue Silverjet passenger advice
31.05.08 AUC call for emergency fund
31.05.08 Silverjet shareholders to lose everything
30.05.08 Silverjet flights grounded
30.05.08 Virgin and BA help Silverjet passengers
29.05.08 easyJet boss £0.5m share buy
29.05.08 Businessman backs Luton Airport growth
28.05.08 Trading Standards unhappy with 'speedy boarding'
27.05.08 Silverjet still hopeful of funding
23.05.08 Silverjet shares suspended; flights continue
23.05.08 Luton Airport flightpath meeting tomorrow
23.05.08 Standard Life increase easyJet stake
22.05.08 Council: plane stack ‘in the wrong place’
22.05.08 easyJet exec: leisure customers must come direct
21.05.08 Airports expensive for foreign exchange
21.05.08 Silverjet marketing director leaves
19.05.08 Silverjet outline plans
19.05.08 New Asian restaurant at Luton Airport
18.05.08 Chaos in Rome after airport buses impounded
17.05.08 Aer Arann increase Waterford flights
16.05.08 Silverjet celebrate 100,000th passenger with seat sale
14.05.08 easyJet launch Autumn flights
13.05.08 Gulfstream appoint new manager at Luton Airport
12.05.08 Protest over flightpath changes
12.05.08 Green busses for Luton Airport
11.05.08 Sabre says some budget airlines no longer low cost
10.05.08 easyJet, BA and Ryanair shares slide on bank downgrades
10.05.08 Flightpath consultation extended
10.05.08 Council to join Luton Airport flightpath fight
09.05.08 Roadworks on airport approach road
08.05.08 easyJet passengers up 13.4 percent
08.05.08 easyJet convert A319 orders to A320s
07.05.08 Losses double at easyJet
06.05.08 Broker downgrade for easyJet and Ryanair
06.05.08 Silverjet load factor 67%
05.05.08 easyBus website upgraded
04.05.08 Fuel costs expected to hit easyJet profits
04.05.08 Government plans private jet tax
03.05.08 Safety risk fears over Chilterns flight path plans
02.05.08 Campaigners call for flight path consultation extension
01.05.08 Investor adds to Silverjet stake
April 2008
30.04.08 Middle East investor agrees to back Silverjet with up to $100m
30.04.08 easyJet API fares option taken up by Thomas Cook
29.04.08 Silverjet boss upbeat despite rival's failure
28.04.08 Silverjet launch seat offer to Eos passengers
28.04.08 easyJet to add Viator destination products to website
27.04.08 Tring flight path meeting next week
26.04.08 Which? says easyJet is favourite flights website
26.04.08 BA Holidays link to Holiday Extras to offer cheap airport
26.04.08 easyJet signs airport transfer deal with Holiday Taxis
25.04.08 Brokers downgrade Ryanair and easyJet shares
24.04.08 Budget airlines will fail says easyJet exec
18.04.08 easyJet flexible approach on GDS fee
17.04.08 easyJet is UK’s most popular airline website
17.04.08 New easyHotel to open near Luton Airport next week
16.04.08 easyJet ad banned
15.04.08 Press speculation on Silverjet bid talks
14.04.08 Splendid help revamp easyJet website
11.04.08 48 hour delay for Thomsonfly Tel Aviv flight
10.04.08 Silverjet in takeover talks
10.04.08 easyJet offers agents license to sell flights
09.04.08 Silverjet launch mobile website
08.04.08 easyJet passengers up 20.5%; load factor up 3%
08.04.08 easyJet plane fire
08.04.08 Monarch boost Canaries flights from Luton and Birmingham
06.04.08 Silverjet urge passengers to avoid Heathrow and pick Luton
04.04.08 Monarch celebrates 40th anniversary
04.04.08 Luton Airport welcomes new foreign currency firm
02.04.08 Passengers up 23% at Silverjet, but no profit
01.04.08 easyJet complete GB Airways integration
March 2008
29.03.08 easyJet boss wants 700 older planes banned
25.03.08 Silverjet change New York / Dubai flight times; offer child discount
21.03.08 easyJet announce Pisa and Jersey flights
20.03.08 Campaigners want night flight ban
19.03.08 easyJet warns of lower profits
18.03.08 Bluetooth added to airport kiosks
17.03.08 easyJet caterer 'took out of date food from bins'
16.03.08 Airport lifesavers praised
15.03.08 New short haul premium airline planned
14.03.08 Campaigners say flight path changes will affect beauty spots
14.03.08 500,000 will have an easyJet Easter
13.03.08 easyJet launch annual speedy boarding card
13.03.08 Silverjet says fares rising on increased corporates
11.03.08 easyJet boss slams CAA over airport charges
10.03.08 New flightpaths unfair say local council
08.03.08 easyJet boss says fares will rise
07.03.08 easyJet passengers and load factor up
06.03.08 easyJet ‘can grow without further acquisitions’
06.03.08 Bank upgrades easyJet shares
05.03.08 Spat after easyJet ad banned over Ryanair complaint
04.03.08 Silverjet load factor up; on course for March profit
04.03.08 EHS Brann win easyJet email advertising account
03.03.08 easyJet announce share buyback
02.03.08 easyJet forward bookings strong
01.03.08 MP concerned over flightpath plans
February 2008
29.02.08 Silverjet boss confident
27.02.08 easyJet under pressure over oil prices
24.02.08 Holiday flight path turns back - to change a light bulb
21.02.08 New flight path and holding area consultation published
19.02.08 easyJet revenue per seat up; Easter bookings ‘encouraging’
19.02.08 Shareholder protest over pay of easyJet boss
18.02.08 Airport helicopters ‘nuisance’
18.02.08 Luton Airport supports East Anglian Air Ambulance
17.02.08 The great Silverjet debate
17.02.08 Man jailed over Luton Airport flight air rage
16.02.08 Airport reaches 10m passengers
15.02.08 New non-executive director at easyJet
14.02.08 Silverjet offer valet parking upgrades
13.02.08 Silverjet shares drop to record low
11.02.08 Silverjet confirm Reubens will not take shares
10.02.08 Another blow for Silverjet as Reubens 'will not take shares'
08.02.08 easyJet launch new Paris Charles de Gaulle base
07.02.08 easyJet income and passengers up, load factor down
07.02.08 Silverjet appoint Dubai sales manager
06.02.08 Silverjet has a ‘senior moment’
06.02.08 Wizz launch Wroclaw flights
05.02.08 Silverjet shares plunge after trading update
03.02.08 easyJet website gets new digital network
02.02.08 BA’s new business only flights seen hurting Eos more than Silverjet
01.02.08 European unions meet to discuss easyJet
January 2008
30.01.08 New Silverjet lounge at New York airport
30.01.08 Jet problem causes runway closure at Luton Airport
28.01.08 Luton bound flight diverts to Gatwick over engine problems
28.01.08 Airport finance man joins local business group
27.01.08 easyJet launch new rewards credit card
26.01.08 IPCC clear police officers over airport death
26.01.08 Two new cheap Luton Airport hotel packages
25.01.08 Engineering work to hit train services every weekend until mid-May
25.01.08 Silverjet appoint former easyJet exec Amir Eilon as non-exec director
25.01.08 Luton Airport launches Community Engagement Strategy
24.01.08 Luton announce record passenger numbers
24.01.08 easyJet defends GDS booking fees
24.01.08 More roadworks on Airport link road on Saturday
23.01.08 More details on train transfer fees
23.01.08 easyJet to open 23 new routes in France
22.01.08 Angry Silverjet boss bans Mayor Ken Livingstone
22.01.08 Fees introduced for Luton Airport train transfer?
21.01.08 Former easyJet boss to help bmibaby
20.01.08 Wizz add bus transfer option to Luton flights
19.01.08 Still no completion date for airport link road
19.01.08 Silverjet deal is milestone for Amadeus
18.01.08 Analysts raise recession fear for budget airlines
17.01.08 Hand baggage rule relaxed by Silverjet
16.01.08 Silverjet says not 'doomed to fail'; has record sales week
14.01.08 Price war on Dubai - London route
13.01.08 Travel management companies threaten to boycott easyJet
12.01.08 'Biggest ever sale' for easyJet
11.01.08 easyJet CEO calm despite big shares drop
08.01.08 easyJet shares drop after December passenger numbers revealed
06.01.08 Airlines failing to pay out for cancelled flights
05.01.08 Analyst sees 20% growth at easyJet
04.01.08 First ever seat sale for Silverjet
03.01.08 Silverjet passengers up 10% after Maxjet failure
03.01.08 easyJet hold 1 million holiday sale
December 2007
29.12.07 Many UK airports not ready for two bags switch over
20.12.07 easyJet launch Speedy Boarding Plus
17.12.07 One million to take off with easyJet this Christmas
16.12.07 easyJet outsource IT service desk
15.12.07 European budget airlines to match US within 2 years
14.12.07 Silverjet sales up 20% on Maxjet problems
13.12.07 Lords call for more leg room and cut in APD for premium economy
10.12.07 Shares of easyJet and Ryanair upgraded
08.12.07 easyJet announce new routes from Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Luton
07.12.07 easyJet passengers up 13.2%
05.12.07 Two new planes and 55.3% load factor for Silverjet
03.12.07 Silverjet launch online travel agent training
01.12.07 Aer Arann announce happy hour fares
November 2007
30.11.07 Silverjet could buy planes after latest fundraising
29.11.07 Wizz to increase Sofia flights next summer
28.11.07 Luton has worst departure delays in Europe
27.11.07 New loyalty programme for Silverjet
23.11.07 Silverjet raises more money to fund expansion plans
22.11.07 easyJet 'patched plane up with tape'
22.11.07 easyJet announce Jersey flights from Luton and Liverpool
20.11.07 easyJet reports record profits
18.11.07 Silverjet launch new Dubai route
10.11.07 XL announce summer flights expansion
09.11.07 Lots of awards for Silverjet
07.11.07 easyJet passengers up 14% in October
07.11.07 easyJet says higher fuel costs will put pressure on rivals
06.11.07 easyJet deals with Amadeus and Galileo
06.11.07 Silverjet load factor 58.5% in October
04.11.07 easyJet to work with business travel agents
03.11.07 easyJet use software to improve website performance
01.11.07 Resident claims 'near miss' close to airport
01.11.07 SkyEurope launch Luton Airport routes
October 2007
31.10.07 Thomsonfly launch low-cost flights to Tel Aviv from Luton and Manchester tomorrow
31.10.07 Silverjet to use Dubai as hub for global expansion
30.10.07 'Medieval' air traffic control costing airlines and environment
29.10.07 easyJet flights threatened by strike action
29.10.07 Silverjet confident on Dubai, plans new routes next year
28.10.07 easyJet pilot banned for drink driving but allowed to carry on flying
26.10.07 Silverjet offers passengers eomissions offset opt out
25.10.07 easyJet announces deal to buy GB Airways
25.10.07 Two for one deal on new Silverjet Dubai flights
23.10.07 Wizz move Transylvania flights to Cluj Airport
21.10.07 Gate Gourmet and easyJet sign on board catering contract
20.10.07 easyJet will not launch transatlantic flights
20.10.07 Suffolk residents anger over Luton Airport flights
19.10.07 Italian air traffic controllers suspended for sleeping on the job
18.10.07 Silverjet announce Rugby World Cup free flights promotion
18.10.07 easyJet and Flybe add extra flights for Rugby World Cup
17.10.07 New uniform for easyJet cabin crew, by easyJet cabin crew
16.10.07 Roadworks near Luton Airport delayed by wet summer
15.10.07 Airlines to launch 11 new routes over 11 days
14.10.07 SilverJet to launch Dubai flights on November 18
13.10.07 easyJet is Europe's biggest ski airline
12.10.07 TUIfly sees partners; in talks with easyJet?
10.10.07 UK aviation taxes to be switched from passengers to planes
10.10.07 Britons 'world's biggest emitters of CO2 from air travel'
09.10.07 Thomsonfly cancel Jersey flights
07.10.07 33% back green taxes on flights
06.10.07 Silverjet remakes iconic BA advert
06.10.07 Aer Arann increases Galway - Luton Airport flights
05.10.07 easyJet passengers up 14.2 percent; profit to top guidance
05.10.07 easyJet confirm plans for new French bases
03.10.07 easyJet to add two new French hubs next year
01.10.07 Newspaper raises concerns over easyJet share price
September 2007
29.09.07 Silverjet receives multi-million dollar US lawsuit
25.09.07 Wizz Air introduce optional allocated seating
25.09.07 Virgin rejects easyJet call for air tax change
24.09.07 Silverjet lose FD
23.09.07 Aer Arann support easyJet APD campaign
22.09.07 Budget airlines step up green campaign
20.09.07 easyJet green campaign e-mail crashes charity website
20.09.07 New Luton - Zurich route for easyJet
19.09.07 easyJet confirms Milan expansion plans
19.09.07 easyJet launch green campaign
18.09.07 easyJet to call for green tax on flights
17.09.07 Silverjet announce Dubai flights
16.09.07 easyJet to run 'aviation climate change myths' campaign
15.09.07 250,000th passenger for Aer Arann Luton Airport routes
14.09.07 easyJet criticise Tory Quality of Life report
13.09.07 Silverjet get third plane; plan new route?
10.09.07 Airport fireman raise over £3000 with charity climb
09.09.07 Silverjet 'seeks ticket to Heathrow'
09.09.07 Records on two Aer Arann routes
08.09.07 Ryanair announce Luton - Kerry flights
08.09.07 Silverjet named best all business class airline
08.09.07 Publicis wins easyJet pan-European advertising account
07.09.07 Passengers up 17.8% but load factor down at easyJet
07.09.07 easyJet to close Luton call centre
04.09.07 Silverjet announce start date for second New York flight
03.09.07 MAXjet rules out move to Luton
02.09.07 Bank says easyJet will report higher average fares
02.09.07 easyJet launches SMS check-in information service for passengers
01.09.07 Work on rail link this weekend
August 2007
31.08.07 easyJet holds late summer sale
30.08.07 Monarch put Gatwick, Luton and Birmingham Airport summer 2008 flights on sale
28.08.07 easyJet computer error costs passenger almost £7000
28.08.07 easyJet improves travel insurance for older passengers
23.08.07 easyJet arrange for couple to be married at Prague airport
22.08.07 New Hamburg flights for easyJet this winter
21.08.07 Boeing to close training base near Luton airport
17.08.07 5 star hotel near Luton airport
15.08.07 Borders chief backs tough immigration controls at Luton Airport
15.08.07 SilverJet signs up to fourth GDS
12.08.07 SkyEurope announce Luton Airport - Prague flights
10.08.07 New communications head at Silverjet
09.08.07 Silverjet share price crash after announcement that Flyjet will stop flying in October
08.08.07 Silverjet load factor hits 76% in July
07.08.07 easyJet passengers and income up, but profit hit by fall in revenue per seat
07.08.07 Luton Airport charging passengers £1 for plastic bag to get through security
06.08.07 Carbon offset scheme launched by easyJet
05.08.07 Thursday 'summer specials' from easyJet
04.08.07 easyJet scraps free baggage allowance
04.08.07 Silverjet offer airport hotels for delayed passengers
03.08.07 Wizz to increase frequency on Luton - Bucharest flights
02.08.07 Private equity firm buys 5% of easyJet
01.08.07 Wizz to operate Luton - Sofia flights this winter
01.08.07 easyJet share price jumps on bank research
July 2007
28.07.07 New airport boss announced
26.07.07 easyJet puts all inclusive pricing on website
26.07.07 Luton Airport employs 40 students to speed up queues
25.07.07 SkyEurope announce Luton Airport flights
25.07.07 Silverjet delays additional New York flight
19.07.07 Huge illegal tobacco seizures at Luton Airport
18.07.07 Man jailed over terror blueprints found at Luton Airport
14.07.07 Krispy Kreme opens at Luton Airport
13.07.07 Luton Airport looks forward to new winter routes
11.07.07 Budget flights up to 35% more expensive than on full service airlines
11.07.07 Wizz Air increase Luton Airport - Budapest and Bucharest flights
10.07.07 Local council welcomes runway decision at Luton Airport
09.07.07 easyJet charges customer £120 to take dialysis machine on flight
08.07.07 Metallica's singer detained at Luton Airport
07.07.07 Luton Airport scraps second runway plan
06.07.07 easyJet passengers up, load factor down
05.07.07 Wizz Air announce Wroclaw flights from Luton and Robin Hood
04.07.07 Engine problems hit Silverjet flights
04.07.07 Flybe adds eight new routes for winter
03.07.07 The latest advice for drivers heading for UK airports
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