
For second-tier airports in southeast England, the airlines’ summer season has begun with a bonanza of new routes.
Luton has gained yet another major airline – Jet2 – and now looks like the most competitive airport in the UK, if not Europe. The Bedfordshire airport is home to easyJet; the main British base for Wizz Air; an important Ryanair base; and now the fourth big player, Jet2, is lining up for departure.