Luton airport news
March 2010
04.03.10 Passengers warned over roadworks
03.03.10 easyJet's Ryanair ad banned
February 2010
23.02.10 easyJet BA strike offer
19.02.10 Shareholder unrest over easyJet boss retention bonus
13.02.10 easyJet and Starbucks team up
09.02.10 Wizz announce Belgrade flights
07.02.10 £50,000 community fund announced
05.02.10 Airport and staff raise £36,000 for hospice
04.02.10 Passengers up 10.7% for easyJet
04.02.10 New prayer room at Luton Airport
January 2010
29.01.10 easyJet announce appointment of FD
28.01.10 Wizz launch online check-in
24.01.10 Drug smugglers jailed
22.01.10 easyJet passengers up 9.1%
09.01.10 easyJet 'biggest ever sale'
08.01.10 Anger as weather closure leads to higher airport parking bills
06.01.10 Passengers up 9.3% at easyJet
01.01.10 Flight emergency
December 2009
23.12.09 Weather hits easyJet flights
21.12.09 Snow hits flights again
16.12.09 Monarch launch next winter's flights
09.12.09 easyJet boss to leave
09.12.09 easyJet expects record Christmas
07.12.09 easyJet confirm 20% flight cuts
04.12.09 easyJet passengers up 12.2 percent
November 2009
30.11.09 easyJet add online check-in for hold luggage passengers
27.11.09 easyJet boss - worst of recession over
27.11.09 easyJet call for tough aircraft emissions limits
23.11.09 New budget flights to Slovakia
21.11.09 easyJet apologise over Holocaust Memorial photos
17.11.09 easyJet profit down 50 percent
12.11.09 Stelios questions Ryanair growth strategy
07.11.09 Two awards for easyJet
06.11.09 Luton top for Galway passengers
05.11.09 Passengers up 6.6% at easyJet
October 2009
29.10.09 YouGov poll slams APD changes
28.10.09 Kids TV ariel interfered with aircraft
27.10.09 easyJet add 22 winter routes
24.10.09 New Hilton Luton Airport Hotel planned
21.10.09 Busy half term for easyJet
20.10.09 Some easyJet Paris flights switch terminals
16.10.09 Paris airport strike hits easyJet flights
15.10.09 easyJet launch ski holiday microsite
08.10.09 Luton gains winter Eilat flights
06.10.09 easyJet passengers up 5.3 percent
September 2009
25.09.09 easyJet ad slams council over airport fees row
25.09.09 Two awards for easyJet
16.09.09 easyJet seek council's help on fees row
15.09.09 easyJet offer crew unpaid leave
15.09.09 easyJet staff job loss protest
14.09.09 Jobs threat
09.09.09 Roadworks from Monday until Spring 2010
07.09.09 Former AOL boss joins easyJet
03.09.09 easyJet plan UK jobs / flights cuts
03.09.09 easyJet passengers up 4.7%
August 2009
27.08.09 Flight emergency at Luton Airport
26.08.09 Passenger milestone for easyBus
24.08.09 Woman banned from easyJet flight for being 'too fat'
23.08.09 Hand held check in device trial for easyJet
22.08.09 Airport and easyJet in dispute
21.08.09 easyJet face French employment prosecution
16.08.09 easyJet shares downgraded on fares concern
07.08.09 easyJet passengers up 4.3% in July
06.08.09 Spanish strike for easyJet
01.08.09 easyJet sponsor Luton Town FC
July 2009
29.07.09 easyJet revenues up; expects profit
26.07.09 Stelios and easyJet 'agree truce'
24.07.09 Earlier flights release for easyJet
09.07.09 easyJet announce Israel flights
07.07.09 Car park drop off fee causes gridlock
06.07.09 Passengers up 0.8% at easyJet
03.07.09 easyJet charity fundraising pledge
01.07.09 Rain causes gridlock
01.07.09 Luton Airport launch new ‘access plan’ (£1 drop off fee)
June 2009
28.06.09 easyJet criticised over insurance sales
27.06.09 West Jet announce Forli flights
26.06.09 easyJet sale during Ryanair website shutdown
21.06.09 New airport link road opened
19.06.09 Airport to go ahead with drop off car park charge
11.06.09 Two easyJet ads banned after BA complaints
10.06.09 Luton Airport launch passenger car share scheme
06.06.09 easyJet summer flights sale
04.06.09 easyJet May passengers up 1.8%
May 2009
30.05.09 easyJet in-flight wedding plans blocked
29.05.09 EL AL flights will connect Luton to the world
19.05.09 Airport confirms drop off delay
17.05.09 LateRooms win easyJet accommodation deal
16.05.09 Woman killed in airport crash
11.05.09 Airport shelves drop off fee
07.05.09 easyJet wants in-flight weddings
06.05.09 easyJet losses double; April passengers up 6%
03.05.09 easyJet to report record losses
02.05.09 easyJet FD to leave
01.05.09 Blue Air to launch Romania flights
April 2009
26.04.09 Screen scraper in easyJet's sights
24.04.09 easyJet Summer fares slashed by 25%
20.04.09 easyJet add 3 new routes
20.04.09 easyJet to announce Starbucks deal
13.04.09 Luton 'best business airport'
12.04.09 easyJet slam new £1 drop off fee
11.04.09 easyJet sign new low cost hotels deal
09.04.09 End of free tea for easyJet crews
08.04.09 Airport announce £1 drop off fee
06.04.09 easyJet axe Warsaw flights in costs row
05.04.09 Board changes at easyJet
05.04.09 easyJet passengers down 6.3%
March 2009
26.03.09 El Al to launch flights from Luton
15.03.09 Immigration officer in court accused of selling fake ID’s
15.03.09 Luton Airport launch £3 security ‘priority lane’
12.03.09 Anti-war protestor works at Luton Airport
09.03.09 African airline plans all business class flights
07.03.09 easyJet slams EU 'slot hoarding' plan
06.03.09 Major roadworks this weekend
05.03.09 Passengers down 6.8% at easyJet
February 2009
20.02.09 37 hour delay for Ryanair flight
19.02.09 easyJet threatens to sue over snow closure
17.02.09 Free hotels for easyJet passengers
06.02.09 easyJet could slow fleet growth
05.02.09 Passengers up 2.8% at easyJet
01.02.09 easyJet chairman 'set to retire'
January 2009
31.01.09 easyJet boss halves shareholding
28.01.09 Conservatives could back Luton Airport expansion
24.01.09 Council calls for night flights limit
23.01.09 Campaigners unhappy at airport night noise review delay
22.01.09 Ryanair announce new route
22.01.09 Ryanair add new routes from Luton and Bournemouth
21.01.09 easyJet lose CCO
18.01.09 Airport enjoys record year
17.01.09 Investigation in to easyJet test flight incident
13.01.09 Wizz announce Prague flights
11.01.09 New foreign exchange service from easyJet
09.01.09 easyJet cuts fares by up to 25%
08.01.09 Stelios backs down in easyJet row
08.01.09 Luton gains Ukraine flights
07.01.09 easyJet passengers up 7.3% in December
07.01.09 New Luton Airport drop off zone ‘complete shambles’
01.01.09 easyJet non-executive Director leaves
December 2008
25.12.08 Luton Airport train platforms extended
17.12.08 easyJet director appointed to NATS board
15.12.08 Luton top for growth
04.12.08 Passengers up 3.4% at Luton Airport
November 2008
27.11.08 easyJet summer flights on sale
26.11.08 Drunken air rage job jailed
24.11.08 easyJet 'hotel rescue package' for Ryanair passengers
20.11.08 easyJet delay plane order
19.11.08 New paid security fast lane planned
18.11.08 easyJet profits fall 47%
18.11.08 Stelios refuses to sign off easyJet accounts
15.11.08 Boardroom battle at easyJet
13.11.08 easyJet award PR contract
09.11.08 Transavia launch Rotterdam flights
08.11.08 Man arrested after trying to open plane door
07.11.08 No fraud probe into Silverjet failure
06.11.08 Passengers and load factor up at easyJet
03.11.08 easyJet and Holiday Extras launch airport parking
October 2008
28.10.08 easyJet advert banned
27.10.08 easyJet to hire PR company
25.10.08 Ryanair to launch Lanquedoc flights
22.10.08 Emergency landing for Enrique Inglasias
21.10.08 easyJet move advertising account
18.10.08 Drug smuggler jailed for 8 years
14.10.08 Drink drive ban pilots still flying
12.10.08 New Kiev flights for Wizz
11.10.08 Wizz announce new Romania flight
09.10.08 easyJet boss: 2009 will be 'very tough'
08.10.08 Luton Airport begin 6 month access redevelopment scheme
07.10.08 Immigration computer glitch hits passengers
06.10.08 easyJet passengers; load factor up
03.10.08 Two deny Luton Airport drug smuggling
02.10.08 Flight path changes still being considered
September 2008
29.09.08 Luton favourity to lose next Ryanair route
28.09.08 Marketing man promoted by easyJet
24.09.08 easyJet could fly Italian routes if Alitalia fails
23.09.08 Conde Nast awards for easyJet and BA
19.09.08 Two in court over huge heroine find
18.09.08 Busiest ever month
18.09.08 Problem for Ryanair Luton – Malta flight
17.09.08 easyJet: tough outlook
16.09.08 Transavia add Rotterdam flights
13.09.08 easyJet helps rescue XL passengers
12.09.08 easyJet job cuts
12.09.08 easyJet axe Aberdeen – Luton flights
07.09.08 Senior marketing man leaves easyJet
06.09.08 Jersey flights cut by easyJet
05.09.08 easyJet passengers and load factor up
04.09.08 SkyEurope reaches Luton passenger milestone
02.09.08 New multilingual broadcast system
01.09.08 easyJet reduce GDS booking fee
August 2008
29.08.08 Autumn seat sale for easyJet
28.08.08 Government backs bus link plans
27.08.08 easyJet shares downgraded
24.08.08 Airline's extra fees have quadrupled in two years
23.08.08 Emergency landing for easyJet plane
21.08.08 easyJet calls for better airport regulation
20.08.08 SFO considers Silverjet investigation
18.08.08 easyJet switch plane orders from A319 to A320
16.08.08 Stelios takes easyJet to court
14.08.08 easyJet named world’s best budget airline
14.08.08 easyJet bookings slow through GDS
13.08.08 easyJet files complaint against Schiphol Airport
13.08.08 Menzies win Aer Arann work at Luton and Edinburgh Airport
11.08.08 easyJet employees get shares boost
10.08.08 Ex-Eirjet director new boss at Aer Arann
08.08.08 Update on Silverjet liquidation
07.08.08 easyJet passengers up 20 percent
06.08.08 Ryanair announce 7 new routes
06.08.08 New Luton Airport hotel open
05.08.08 Brokers cut easyJet, Ryanair and BA ratings
04.08.08 Roadworks near airport for 6 - 8 weeks
01.08.08 Airlines drop in online advocacy survey
July 2008
30.07.08 Passengers up 5% at start of peak summer period
29.07.08 Luton Airport launch car share website
25.07.08 easyJet boss predicts higher air fares
24.07.08 100,000 passengers book Thomsonfly Tel Aviv flights
22.07.08 New marketing campaign launched
19.07.08 Roadworks near Luton Airport
16.07.08 Ryanair announce Biarritz flights
16.07.08 Aer Arran seek new boss
14.07.08 easyJet launch summer charity drive
10.07.08 Court orders easyJet to pay over passenger delay
09.07.08 Luton Airport foreign currency rates slammed
09.07.08 No major flight cuts this winter for easyJet
07.07.08 easyJet passengers up; load factor down
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
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