London Luton Airport (LLA) has been shortlisted for three prestigious industry awards following a continued and consistently strong operational performance over the past 12 months.

LLA’s commitment to delivering a simple and friendly passenger experience has been rewarded with two nominations in the 2025 UK Customer Experience (CX) Awards. The CX Awards celebrate innovative, market leading customer service strategy and performance and this year sees the LLA Guest Experience team confirmed as a finalist in two categories - Best Customer Centric Culture (over 500 employees); and Best Customer Experience for Vulnerable Customers, in recognition of its services for passengers requiring additional assistance.

Last year’s CX Awards saw LLA named Team of the Year (large company) and receive the gold award in the Best Customer Experience for Vulnerable Customers category.

LLA’s strong operational performance and continued investment in passenger facilities has also been recognised with a nomination in the Airport Achievement category at the 2025 Aviation Industry Awards.

Key highlights for LLA over the past year include:

• Being named Best European Airport (10-25 million passengers) by Airports Council International (ACI Europe) 
• Becoming the first UK airport to achieve Level 3 of the Airports Council International (ACI) Customer Experience Accreditation
• Achieving BSI Kitemark for Service Excellence certification – another first for a UK airport
• Receiving the highest rating of ‘Very Good’ from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for its service to passengers with reduced mobility and those who require assisted travel 
• Being named as the best UK airport for low-cost airlines by Skytrax, assessed entirely on customer feedback and independent surveys
• Continued investment in passenger facilities across the terminal including the development of a new Assisted Travel Lounge, set to open later this year, and the unveiling of new children’s play facilities including games and engaging screens designed to make travel from the airport even more enjoyable for families

 

Clare Armstrong, Head of Guest Experience at London Luton Airport, commented: “Teams across London Luton Airport live and breathe a commitment to providing the simplest and friendliest passenger experience possible. Our continuously evolving customer experience approach is shaped by customer feedback, resulting in our highest ever annual customer satisfaction score (4.07) in 2024, with four out of five passengers rating their experience as very good or excellent. We’re thrilled to be nominated in not one but two categories in this year’s CX Awards, including further recognition for our services to passengers with assisted travel requirements for the second consecutive year. This is testament to the hard work and professionalism of our colleagues across the airport.”

LLA is set to open a new Assisted Travel Lounge, a dedicated space for up to 50 passengers with special assistance needs that will feature a sensory space, adult changing areas, charging points for wheelchairs, adjustable lighting, flight information screens and a range of seating options.  

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About London Luton Airport

London Luton Airport (LLA) is one of the UK’s busiest airports, carrying over 16.7 million passengers in 2024. 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 Jet2, easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Tui, FlyOne, Sun Express and El Al.

The airport is owned for community benefit by Luton Rising, a company wholly-owned by Luton Council, which has invested more than £500m in front-line, voluntary and charitable services since 1998.

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 2024, LLA was named European Airport of the Year (10-25 million passengers) by ACI EUROPE, and in 2025 LLA received the highest possible rating of 'Very Good' in the annual Airport Accessibility report published by the CAA, assessing assisted travel service performance.

Last year, LLA also became 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) benchmark of sustainability governance management and performance of major infrastructure assets worldwide.

LLA continues to be a major employer and a key economic driver in Bedfordshire — supporting 28,000 jobs and contributing £830 million per year to the local economy. In 2024, LLA spent 60% of its supply chain costs with more than 300 businesses within a 25-mile radius of the airport, totalling £110 million.

To learn about the progress London Luton Airport is making across its sustainability programme please click here.

Further information on London Luton Airport can be found here: https://www.london-luton.co.uk/

Contact Details:

London Luton Airport Press Office
T: 01582 395333
E: pressoffice@ltn.aero

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