Luton Airport awards programme management for growth to 32m passengers

Council-owned airport owner Luton Rising awarded the lead programme management role for the GBP 2.5 billion-plus expansion of London Luton Airport to a Mace Consult/Arcadis team on 3 September 2026. The growth programme, given final approval in August 2026 (new second terminal, additional stands and taxiways), is to raise capacity from 18 to 32 million passengers a year and, according to the operator, create up to 11,000 jobs and GBP 1.5 billion in annual economic output (New Civil Engineer, 3 September 2026). Announced on 3 September 2026. The date 31 December 2043 is a placeholder: according to Central Bedfordshire Council, the airport is to reach its capacity of 32 million passengers a year by 2043; no exact date for the second terminal is documented (Central Bedfordshire Council, accessed 27 September 2026).