This graph shows the different reasons that people traveled by air from London Luton Airport between 2004 and 2019. The proportion of trips made to visit friends or relatives increased slightly over the observed time period. In 2019, travel for business purposes made up ** percent of all passenger traffic at London Luton Airport.

This statistic shows passenger satisfaction with security screening at Luton Airport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019. During the 2019 survey, 81 percent of passengers reported being very or fairly satisfied, while four percent were very or fairly dissatisfied.

United Kingdom Aircraft Movement: Test & Training: LA: Luton data was reported at 100.000 Unit in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 138.000 Unit for 2016. United Kingdom Aircraft Movement: Test & Training: LA: Luton data is updated yearly, averaging 280.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,994.000 Unit in 1997 and a record low of 100.000 Unit in 2017. United Kingdom Aircraft Movement: Test & Training: LA: Luton data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Civil Aviation Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.TA006: Aircraft Movement: by Airport (Annual).

United Kingdom Aircraft Movement: AT: LA: Luton data was reported at 107,270.000 Unit in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 99,141.000 Unit for 2016. United Kingdom Aircraft Movement: AT: LA: Luton data is updated yearly, averaging 75,783.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 107,270.000 Unit in 2017 and a record low of 40,287.000 Unit in 1997. United Kingdom Aircraft Movement: AT: LA: Luton data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Civil Aviation Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.TA006: Aircraft Movement: by Airport (Annual).

The youngest air passengers were found at Stansted and Luton Airport. Given that both airports are known as bases for low-cost carriers like Ryanair, easyJet and TUI Airways, this seems unsurprising. The share of those aged 45 years and older was similar for all three major London airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton. Stansted being the only exception, where the share of older passengers was smallest.

Heathrow busiest airport

Heathrow was the busiest airport in the United Kingdom. With roughly ** million passengers passing through in 2018, it also surpassed all other air travel hubs in Europe in 2017, pushing ahead of Frankfurt, Paris and Istanbul.

Gender differences

In terms of gender distribution, Heathrow was the only airport with a noticeable difference in the gender of its passengers. In 2019, ** percent of passengers utilizing the airport had been male. Other London airports had reported an equal share of both genders.

The greatest share of passengers at Luton Airport waited between one to five minutes to be security screened. Only 28 percent stated that they had queued for six to ten minutes and only one percent waited for longer than 30 minutes. 81 percent of passengers at Luton Airport were satisfied with their security screening experience.

Fastest security lines

Gatwick had the fastest security line out of all airports located around London. Of passengers, 14 percent reported they did not have to wait at all when reaching security screening. This compared to 12 percent of travelers through Luton Airport.

Luton passenger numbers

Around 17 million travelers arrived at or departed from the Bedfordshire-based airport in 2018. This was the highest figure since the beginning of the reporting period in 2000. Luton Airport is a base for low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air.

As an international hub, Heathrow was an important airport for transfers compared to the other selected airports in the United Kingdom, with a quarter of all passengers having transferred to another flight at Heathrow in 2022. Meanwhile, around ** percent of travelers terminated their flights at Manchester and Luton airports.

This statistic shows the total number of passengers uplifted by Monarch Airlines in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2017. Monarch was owned by the Globus Travel Group and had its headquarters at Luton airport. The number of passengers uplifted in 2014 had grown from *** million in 2008 to * million in 2014. The number then decreased to *** million passengers in 2017, the year the airline ceased operations.

飞机起降：AT：其中空中巴士：LA：卢顿在12-01-2017达1,927.000单位，相较于12-01-2016的3,427.000单位有所下降。飞机起降：AT：其中空中巴士：LA：卢顿数据按年更新，12-01-1997至12-01-2017期间平均值为4,058.000单位，共21份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2007，达4,688.000单位，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为1,927.000单位。CEIC提供的飞机起降：AT：其中空中巴士：LA：卢顿数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Civil Aviation Authority，数据归类于全球数据库的英国 – 表UK.TA006：飞机起降：按机场分类（年度）。

EasyJet's passenger aircraft kilometers presented a trend of growth until 2020, when aircraft kilometers dropped by more than half year-on-year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 the distance flown by EasyJet aircraft rose to nearly *** million kilometers. EasyJet is UK's largest airline in terms of passenger numbers and based at Luton airport. In 2017, easyJet UK Ltd joined the easyJet Airline Company Ltd group.

Over the last ten years, EasyJet's passenger numbers in the UK have been steadily increasing until 2019, before decreasing significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the passenger traffic rebounded in 2021 and kept rising in the following years. As of 2024, easyJet uplifted 89.7 million passengers, representing an eight percent increase compared to the previous year. Financial performance of EasyJet EasyJet is a British low-cost airline, founded in 1995, with headquarters at London Luton Airport in the United Kingdom (UK). EasyJet's flights include national and international destinations. In 2017, easyJet UK Ltd joined the easyJet Airline Company Ltd Group. This addition made it UK's biggest airline in terms of passengers transported in 2023. The British airline has grown immensely in recent years. However, it was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, EasyJet reported a decrease of about 53 percent in annual revenue, which amounted to three billion British pounds. In addition, a net loss of a billion British pounds was recorded for the first time in 12 years. However, the company's performance rebounded after the first shocks of the pandemic. In 2023, the annual revenue of EasyJet amounted to 8.2 billion British pounds, which was the new peak registered in the given period.