LLA celebrates most successful summer ever

More than 5.5 million passengers used London Luton Airport this summer, making it the busiest and most successful period in the airport’s history.

LLA's Summer Resort returned for another summer, offering passengers a series of fun, interactive experiences and moments of surprise and delight, designed to help them relax, unwind and start their holiday before setting off on their travels. | London Luton Airport

placeholder image — LLA's Summer Resort returned for another summer, offering passengers a series of fun, interactive experiences and moments of surprise and delight, designed to help them relax, unwind and start their holiday before setting off on their travels. | London Luton Airport

Despite the record passenger numbers, operational performance remained consistently strong, with more than 80% of passengers passing through security in less than five minutes, while average check-in and immigration processing times stayed below 10 minutes.

The strong operational performance was reflected in customer feedback, with four out of five passengers rating their experience at LLA as very good or excellent*, with many praising the airport's simple and friendly experience.

LLA's Summer Resort proved to be a huge hit with passengers, as the airport enjoyed its busiest ever summer. | London Luton Airport

The airport also continued to deliver high standards of support for passengers requiring assistance. Almost 21,000 passengers with assisted travel requirements travelled through LLA during August, an increase of 18% compared with the previous year. It comes as the airport continues to deliver high standards of support, having secured a second consecutive 'Very Good' rating from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the highest rating available for assisted travel services.

The airport was also recognised with a Silver Award at the UK Customer Experience Awards for its work supporting assisted travel passengers.

Alberto Martin, Chief Executive of London Luton Airport, said: "It’s fantastic to see so many people choosing to travel through London Luton Airport this summer, making it our busiest and most successful on record.

This reflects the growing confidence passengers have in LLA, our airlines and the range of destinations served. It is particularly pleasing that, while welcoming record passenger numbers, we have continued to deliver the simple and friendly experience our passengers have come to expect.

None of this would be possible without the hard work, professionalism and dedication of colleagues across the airport, who go above and beyond every day to keep passengers safe, and the airport operating efficiently. I would like to thank them for the role they have played in making this summer such a success."

In June, LLA was Highly Commended at the prestigious ACI Europe Best Airport Awards, the industry’s highest accolade recognising outstanding airport performance and achievement, celebrating innovation, sustainability, and outstanding passenger experiences. LLA was also named in the top 10 of Skytrax Best Low-Cost Airports in this year’s Skytrax World Airport Awards.

Summer at LLA at a glance
•   London Luton Airport welcomed more than 5.5 million passengers during June, July and August 2026.
•   More than 80% of passengers passed through security in under five minutes during the summer period.
•   Average waiting times at check-in and immigration remained below 10 minutes.
•   LLA retained the CAA's highest accessibility rating of "Very Good" in 2026 and received industry recognition through the UK Customer Experience Awards and ACI Europe Best Airport Awards.

* via the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) global benchmarking scheme