London-Luton Airport, which is primarily used by low-cost airlines such as Easyjet and Wizzair, counted 2020 passengers in October 297.000. In direct comparison with the same month last year, this corresponds to a decrease of 82 percent. The prospects are bleak.

The airport management expects that in November 2020 the volume will be 95 percent below the previous year's figure. Luton expects that the government could again ban numerous routes due to the pandemic. In any case, you will stay open and literally hope for better times.

From December 2, 2020 - the expected end of the British lockdown - rapid tests are to be offered. Corresponding negotiations with the government are currently underway. However, it is currently problematic that many states require a negative PCR result to bypass the quarantine. UK does not currently offer a way to avoid segregation through negative testing.

“The airport remains ready to do its part to protect public health while keeping the emergency services moving during this second lockdown, as we did with the first. The ban on all but essential international travel will have profound effects on the already ailing aviation industry. Together with the Association of Airport Operators, we are calling for further support for the sector and for the thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on it, ”explains Luton Managing Director Alberto Martin.