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KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
• Largest operation of quieter, more fuelefficient next-generation aircraft of all
major European airports in summer 2023,
reducing emissions by up to 20% per
flight compared to previous generation
aircraft
• Launch of the new all-electric Express
rail service and Luton DART, a brand new
fully automated and electrically powered
shuttle that combine to deliver faster,
more frequent and sustainable services
to and from LLA
• Industry leading 53% of supply chain
spend (£70m) being invested in local
businesses within a 25-mile radius of the
airport
• Green World Environment Award
for Environmental Best Practice in
recognition of an innovative partnership
to increase recycling rates from 49% to
74%
• Becoming only the third major UK airport
to achieve Level 4 ‘Transformation’ in
the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation
(ACA) scheme for our work to drive down
emissions
• Ranked as the best global major
infrastructure asset for sustainability
governance and disclosure in the
prestigious Global Real Estate
Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
assessment for the second
consecutive year
• Direct contribution of circa £0.5m
community investment helping
over 15,000 beneficiaries through
initiatives, including our brandnew community grant scheme
– the ‘Greener Future Fund’, which
focuses on education and innovative
environmental projects
• Transformative customer service
initiatives ‘The LLA Way’ and ‘Licence
to Serve’ equipping over 2,000 LLA
staff and third parties with the skills to
ensure best-in-class end-to-end guest
experience.
David Vazquez, Head of Sustainability
at London Luton Airport, commented:
“As we continue to grow responsibly
and sustainably, we are determined to
play an influential and collaborative
role in the aviation sector’s move
towards sustainability. I am immensely
proud of the progress we have made.
Our latest sustainability report
highlights the significant strides that
we have taken as we work towards our
target to become a Net Zero carbon
airport by 2040”
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"I am immensely proud of the progress we have
made. Our latest sustainability report highlights
the significant strides that we have taken as we
work towards our target to become a Net Zero
carbon airport by 2040"
London Luton Airport (LLA) is one of
the UK’s busiest airports, carrying
over 16.2 million passengers in 2023.
The airport is operated by a
consortium, of which the majority
shareholder is AENA, the world’s
largest airport operator, and
InfraBridge, a leading infrastructure
investment manager. Airlines
include easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair,
Tui, FlyOne, Sun Express and El Al.
The Luton Airport Express is a
new dedicated train service that
allows passengers to travel from
central London to the LLA terminal
in around 30 minutes. The Luton
Airport Express runs from St Pancras
International to Luton Airport
Parkway station and connects
seamlessly with the DART, an
electrically powered people mover
that connects to the airport terminal
in less than four minutes.
In 2023, LLA was named the UK’s
best airport by readers of the
prestigious Condé Nast Traveller
magazine.
LLA is only the third major
UK airport to achieve Level
4 of the globally recognised
Airport Carbon Accreditation
scheme, demonstrating that it
is ‘transforming its operations
to achieve carbon reductions in
line with global climate goals’.
With a maximum score of 100 and
a five-star rating, LLA has been
ranked as a sector leader for two
consecutive years in the Global Real
Estate Sustainability Benchmark
(GRESB) of sustainability governance
management and performance
of major infrastructure assets
worldwide.
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