Luton airport reopens car park destroyed by fire in 2023

Luton Airport has reopened its Terminal Car Park 2, which had been destroyed in a fire two years ago.

 

The multi-storey car park collapsed in October 2023, after an accidental blaze started in a diesel vehicle.

 

The newly rebuilt Terminal Car Park 2 has 1,900 vehicle spaces and a new covered Express Drop-Off and Pick-Up zone on the ground floor.

 

The airport has also launched a dedicated public transport investment fund to explore opportunities to develop and promote more sustainable modes of transport to the airport including rail, bus and coach operations. It has committed to invest £1.5 million in the first year of operation.

 

Alberto Martin, airport chief executive, said: “We are committed to improving connectivity and to encouraging an increase in the use of more sustainable modes of transport to and from London Luton Airport.

 

“As part of our growth plans, we have set challenging targets on public transport use.

 

“We have begun exploring opportunities for the £1.5 million Public Transport Investment Fund to be directed towards local bus services, improved rail connections, and infrastructure upgrades around the airport to encourage more sustainable travel and reduce reliance on private cars.

 

“By reopening our car park alongside this £1.5 million public transport fund, we’re supporting both the immediate needs of our passengers and the long-term goal of improving public transport links to and from the airport.”

 

The current temporary drop-off area outside the terminal will make way for additional bus stands and, as part of the improvement programme, further changes have been made across the airport’s pick-up and drop-off points.

 

These changes include the relocation of the paid-for drop-off and pick-up area, with the duration doubled to 10 minutes at a cost of £7.

 

Blue Badge holders can park for 30 minutes free in Terminal Car Park 1, which is also where electric vehicles can benefit from a fee of £1 for 30 minutes.

 

Free drop-off and pick-up is extended to two hours in the long-stay car park, and there is no drop-off facility in the mid-stay car park.

 

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Luton airport car park destroyed in fire ‘to be rebuilt by end of 2025’