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London Luton Airport launches the UK’s first passenger Car Share scheme

Published: 10 June 2009

London Luton Airport launched the first passenger car share scheme on national liftshare day, Tuesday 9th June.

During the launch passengers were invited to take part in the London Luton Airport Car Share scalextric Grand Prix to win a magnum of champagne.  There to join in with the competition were Glyn Jones, Managing Director, London Luton Airport, Simon Earles, General Manager, Planning and CSR London Luton Airport and Ali Clabburn founder and CEO of liftshare.com.
 
The airport currently operates a staff scheme in partnership with liftshare.com and is extending the scheme to include all passengers.  When registered passengers will be able to search for other passengers making the same journey to the Airport, this will be especially useful for the many frequent flyers that use London Luton.

The Car Share scheme is one part of a larger sustainable transport programme, which includes improvements in public transport links for both passengers and staff.

Simon Earles, General Manager, Planning and CSR, London Luton Airport said;
'Car Share has proved very popular with staff and the logical next step was to roll out the scheme for passengers.  We are committed to developing sustainable transport options to the Airport.  The Grand Prix in the terminal has been a great draw for passengers and has given us the opportunity to tell people about the new scheme'

"National liftshare Day is a great day to introduce friends, colleagues and staff to the idea of car-sharing," said liftshare's founder Ali Clabburn. "June is the time of year when car-sharing is really in the headlines, and more people than ever are signing up and searching for others to share with to save money and do their bit for the environment.

I would encourage everyone simply to register their journey and do a search. No matter where you live, you'll be surprised to find how many other people are going your way!"

www.londonlutoncarshare.com

For further information please call the London Luton Airport Press Office on: 07714 728035

Pictured l to r: Glyn Jones, Managing Director, London Luton Airport, Ali Clabburn founder and CEO of liftshare.com, Simon Earles, General Manager, Planning and CSR London Luton Airport.

Notes to Editors:

London Luton Airport is one of the UK's largest airports now carrying over 10 million passengers, employing over 500 staff, the airport is a major economic driver for the region, as well as a major base for 'low cost' or 'no frills' air travel. 
 
Blue Air, EasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Monarch, Thomson, SkyEurope, Aer Arann, EL AL, Flybe and transavia.com operate from the airport, departing to over 100 destinations including services to Europe, Africa, and Asia with onward connections to Mumbai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Beijing and Bangkok. 
 
The airport is operated and developed by a consortium of which Abertis Infraestructuras, a leading European infrastructure provider, is a 90 per cent majority shareholder and Aena Internacional, the international business arm of Aena - the Spanish national airport and air traffic control organisation, is a 10 per cent shareholder.