LUTON AIRPORT DEMO UPDATE

Taxi drivers angry at changes to contracts at Luton Airport are set to protest outside Luton Town Hall...

They fear jobs will be lost after a London-based company was awarded a deal to ply for trade at the airport on the Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire border.

RMT taxi drivers will congregate at 1.30pm (June 22nd).

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: "RMT demands that the Luton Airport tender be re-run to give proper weight to the contribution from local drivers.

RMT also demands that the taxi rank at the airport be re-instated. If this does not occur, local drivers face being ruined".

Wakaz, who's a local driver, says the changes are unfair: "I can't see a London company provide the service that we do...

We have got experienced drivers, who live in London and have undergone tests through Luton Borough Council, so that we know the majority of routes around the UK.

We have got experience of between 30 and 40 years".

A spokesperson for London Luton Airport has told us: "The new taxi service will expand and improve the options currently available to passengers who will benefit from fixed price fares, a modern fleet of vehicles and free Wi-Fi in every car... 

It marks a step in our on-going transformation, that includes a £110 million investment to redevelop the terminal and airport infrastructure."

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