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Regional budget airline airport named best in the UK and is getting a £2.4billion revamp

Published on April 16, 2025 at 09:09 AM

LUTON Airport has been named the UK's Best Low-Cost Airline Terminal 2025 by Skytrax.

Based on passenger satisfaction and overall experience, Airport has been crowned the best terminal in the UK for budget airlines and number 10 in the world.

London Luton Airport terminal entrance.
Luton Airport came 10 in a global list and was the only UK airport mentioned
Passengers queuing at London Luton Airport check-in.
The airport was honoured for being a low-cost airline terminal

The regional airport came in tenth place in that category at The SkytraxWorld Airport Awards, which are based entirely on customer feedback and independent surveys.

Alberto Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Luton Airport, commented:“We are thrilled to be named best low-cost airline terminal in the UK, and one of the top ten globally in the Skytrax awards.

“It reflects the hard work of the incredible teams across Luton Airport, who are passionate about delivering outstanding value and a simple and friendly passenger experience. It also underlines the commitment of our airline partners, which include several of the biggest low-cost carriers.

“The recently approved sustainable growth plans for LLA, proposed by the airport owner Luton Rising, pave the way for many more exciting new opportunities to innovate and improve the passenger experience.”;

Luton came in at number 10, the top three airports across the world that were voted best for budget airlines were , Tokyo Narita, and .

It's a big feat for Luton Airport, and not the first award it's won either.

LondonLutonAirportin July 2024, beating out others in and.

In 2023, it was named the Best UK airport by readers of the Condé Nast Traveller.

The wins follow a period of huge investment for the airport including the which was a £20million upgrade.

They also now have the latest security and as well as a larger choice of shops and .

Jet2.com Boeing 737 on final approach to Manchester Airport.
Jet2 recently set up base in Luton and offers flights to 17 destinations

Luton is home to the largest airside restaurant in the UK, a two-floor American diner called Sanfords.

The airport is also set to get even bigger as it was given the green light to in early April 2025.

The plan is for this to be open by 2040 and as a result the airport's capacity will double up to 32 million passengers a year.

The entire project is estimated to cost £2.4billion.

Just last month, .

Jet2's very first flight took off to Majorca on April 1, 2025.

Now, there are two brand newA321 neo aircrafts operating services from.

The services fly to 17 destinations across, including, the Balearic Islands and.

It is the first time in 20 years that a new base airline has arrived at.

There are 430,000 seats available across 36 flights over the next few months for2025.

You can now book trips for summer 2026, while bookings for 2027 will be available from September of this year.

has launched three exclusive routes with its new programme too.

The first is from Luton to, a city in the northeast region of Catalonia,.

Another exclusive new route launched by Jet2 is to the island of. And the last on the exclusive list of Jet2 flights is from Luton to the Italian city of.

Sun Travel went to the last month.

Plus, the

Aerial view of Luton Airport.
Luton Airport is the UK's best terminal for low-cost airlines
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