It has just been announced that Luton International Airport is to introduce 2 new traffic lanes in order to minimise travel delays for passengers and to further the Airport’s plans in preparation and readyness for the London 2012 Olympic Games, due to commence next July.

Plans recently submitted to Luton Borough Council for approval, are for the construction of 2 additional traffic lanes and the creation of a new ‘set down system’ in the main Terminal area.

The Managing Director of Luton International Airport, Mr Glynn Jones revealed that Luton is now become the fifth largest UK airport, which attracts almost 10 million passengers each year.

It appears the proposed plans are to improve Luton Airport’s road layout in time to cope with the additional traffic demands which are expected on the Airport’s road network around the time of the Opening ceremony on 27 July 2012, and which is expected to continue until the Closing Ceremony on 12 August 2012. Its also envisged the new infrastructure will help manage the growth which has been generated over recent years, at one of the region’s busiest airports.

Luton is a very popular airport, used not only by business passengers, but also huge numbers of holidaymakers travelling throughout Europe to sunshine destinations such as Spain, Portugal, France, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey and beyond, to their chosen holiday accommodation .

With many UK citizens now owning overseas holiday homes, low-cost airlines are flying holiday home owners, or self-catering holiday rentals passengers on routes to and from Austria, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy,Majorca, Menorca, Switzerland and many others are just as popular and often more affordable than travelling to one of London’s larger airports, hence the increase in traffic numbers around the Luton Airport roads over recent years.