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On 9 June, 08:37, Roland Perry wrote:

London's Second airport, which just grew there by accident. Stansted,
being the official "Third airport" was the result of extensive public
enquiries etc, to satisfy the need for more capacity for London.

Just like the third runway at Heathrow is/was at the moment.

So what about Luton? It came to be known in the '70s and '80s as the
home of charter flights for cheap holidays in Spain etc., but what
were its origins?

I can't help wondering if the move from Gatwick to Heathrow by
Continental a couple of years ago was related to the forced sale of
Gatwick by BAA. Are BAA offering some sort of incentive to airlines
to move to the airports which it will continue to own?

It's not allowed to

If an airport wants to make special offers (which will usually be for the
first xx months of a route's operation) it must make the same offer
available to any airline.

tim