Luton council denies scaling back airport expansion plans

By Tom Lowe2021-05-20T08:10:00

Second terminal will now be built at a ‘later stage in the process’

Luton council has insisted that it is not scaling back plans to expand the city’s airport following reports that it has decided to delay building a second terminal to save £1bn.

The airport had concluded a consultation in 2019 on doubling capacity from 16 million to 32 million passengers by 2041.

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