Luton Rising is a local economic development company whose assets include London Luton Airport, the Luton DART and other commercial properties.
The company is solely owned for community benefit and is by far the most socially impactful airport in the country.
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Response to London Luton Airport expansion decision delay
Paul Kehoe CBE, Independent Chair of Luton Rising, the Luton Council company that owns London Luton Airport and associated assets for community benefit, has responded to the written statement given to parliament earlier today by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.
New Wigmore Park facilities delayed by unexpected site conditions
Luton Rising has welcomed Jamie Kerr as a new independent non-executive director on its Board.
Jamie Kerr appointed as a non-executive director
Luton Rising has welcomed Jamie Kerr as a new independent non-executive director on its Board.
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airport.Pre-pandemic, 18 million passengers chose our airport to connect with over 127 destinations in 37 countries. We are the UK’s fifth largest airport and our plans for an additional terminal will create around 11,000 new jobs and an additional £1.4bn in economic activity.
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community.We are the UK’s most socially impactful airport and have given £180 million in philanthropy to local community projects. For every passenger travelling through our airport, 53p is invested directly in the local community: 20 times that of any other UK airport.
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planet.Our Sustainability and Net Zero Strategies and our Green Controlled Growth approach to expansion, make, we believe, some of the most far-reaching commitments to minimising environmental impact ever put forward by a UK airport.