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New Prayer Room Open at London Luton Airport

Published: 02 February 2010

London Luton Airport is delighted to announce the opening of its Multi Faith Prayer Room. It is only the second airport in the United Kingdom to provide such facilities beyond the Security Search area – although there are a number of Airside Prayer Rooms worldwide.

Open round the clock, to staff and departing passengers, the Prayer Room has already proved popular and is seeing extensive use. The Prayer Room is located on the upper level of the Departure Lounge, adjacent to the Executive Lounges. Passengers can access it via the same entrance. Prayer mats and faith literature are provided, together with direction of prayer signs for those faiths that require them. Religious Washing Facilities and toilets are also available nearby.

The Airport Chaplaincy Team, led by The Revd. Michael Banfield, worked with the Airport Company and its contractors in the design and finishing of the Prayer Room and will care for the facility on a day to day basis, as it already does for the Airport Chapel.

The Prayer Room adds to the facilities provided by the Airport Chapel which is located near the Arrivals area and Onward Travel Centre - and is available to everyone. The Chapel is open between 0400 and 2300 hours daily to people of all faiths.

For more information on the Prayer Room, Chapel, and the Airport Chaplaincy Team visit http://bit.ly/Chaplaincy   


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For more information please contact:

Revd. Michael Banfield
Senior Chaplain
Tel: 01582 395516
Michael.Banfield@ltn.aero
 
Or

London Luton Airport Press Office - 07714 728035
press.office@ltn.aero 
 

Notes to Editors
London Luton Airport is one of the UK's largest airports and carried over 9 million passengers in 2009, 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. 
 
easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Monarch, Thomson, EL AL, Blue Air, Aer Arann, Flybe and Danubewings operate from the airport, departing to over 90 destinations including services to Europe, Africa, and Asia, with onward connections to Mumbai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Beijing and Bangkok via Tel Aviv.
 
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. 

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