Luton Airport has reopened a new car park on the site of one destroyed by fire in 2023.

The newly rebuilt Terminal Car Park 2 reopened earlier this week, with 1,900 vehicle spaces and a brand-new covered Express Drop-Off and Pick-Up zone on the ground floor in a site adjacent to the airport’s main terminal building.

Terminal Car Park 2 at the airport has been destroyed by a major fire that broke out at the facility in October 2023, which saw the car park suffer significant damage. The multi-story car park was later knocked down.

As well as opening the new car park, Luton Airport announced that they would be launching a dedicated Public Transport Investment Fund.

With a commitment to invest £1.5 million in the first year of operation, and working in partnership with transport operators and local authorities, the funding will be used to explore opportunities to develop and promote rail, bus and coach operations to the airport. 

The opening of the new site has also lead to Luton Airport announce the current temporary drop-off area outside the terminal will make way for additional bus stands and, as part of the improvement programme, further changes have been made across the airport’s pick-up and drop-off points.

Incoming changes include:

• Paid for Drop-off and Pick up area is relocating to the ground floor of TCP2
• Duration doubled to 10 minutes at a cost of £7 
• Blue Badge holders can park for 30 minutes free in TCP1
• Electric Vehicles benefit from £1 for 30 minutes in TCP1
• Free drop-off and pick up is extended to 2 hours in the Long Stay car park
• No drop-off facility in the Mid-Stay car park

In a statement, Alberto Martin, CEO of London Luton Airport, said, “We are committed to improving connectivity and to encouraging an increase in the use of more sustainable modes of transport to and from London Luton Airport. As part of our growth plans, we have set challenging targets on public transport use. We have begun exploring opportunities for the £1.5 million Public Transport Investment Fund to be directed towards local bus services, improved rail connections, and infrastructure upgrades around the airport to encourage more sustainable travel and reduce reliance on private cars.

“By reopening our car park alongside this £1.5 million public transport fund, we’re supporting both the immediate needs of our passengers and the long-term goal of improving public transport links to and from the airport.”