Luton DART to start carrying its first passengers

In another significant step towards full opening, Luton Rising and Luton Council are excited to confirm that their pioneering infrastructure project the Luton DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit) is expected to begin carrying its first passengers on Friday 10 March.

Vision for Green Horizons in Luton

Concepts for Luton Rising’s proposed Green Horizons Park next to the airport in Luton have been discussed by industry and investment leaders.

Wide view of airport

How to avoid airport chaos

By Graham Olver, CEO at Luton Rising

It’s been hard to escape the wall-to-wall media coverage lately highlighting scenes of “chaos” and lengthy queues at UK airports. But one airport that has been noticeably absent from these stories is London Luton Airport (LLA). There is a good reason for that. For the year to date, average waiting times at LLA have been 15 minutes for check-in, 7 minutes for security, and 11 minutes for passport control. So how has LLA achieved this?

Kyran Hughes at Bartlett Square site

Apprentices at Luton Rising promoted to permanent staff members

Luton Rising is delighted to be able to celebrate the fantastic success of our apprentices, who were promoted to full time staff members earlier this month. This is a huge milestone for our apprentices, who have worked hard over 12 months to develop their skills through training and professional work experience.