Story ID: 753
Harrods Tapped To Manage Cranfield FBO
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: With two busy FBOs in the London area, the company sees Cranfield as ripe for business aviation expansion
Word Count: 256
Harrods Aviation, which operates FBOs at London Luton and Stansted airports has signed an agreement with Cranfield Airport, to rebrand the FBO there as a Harrods location. Owned by Cranfield University, the airport, a less-than 60-minute car drive from London, describes itself as “the best kept secret in business aviation for the London area.”

“Cranfield is ideally suited to support those private aircraft looking to take advantage of the close proximity to London Luton Airport, as well as the ideal road links North and South utilizing the greatly improved M1 motorway,” said Paul Norton, Harrods managing director. “With the popularity of Luton Airport showing no signs of decreasing, we have been looking for a solution that meets the needs of our growing customer base. For those seeking 24/7 access for any aircraft type we already offer a great solution at London Stansted, however we feel the close proximity of Cranfield and the ease at which aircraft can operate at this smaller airfield will appeal to our private operators.”

The dedicated GA-airport features an 1,800 meter (5,900 foot) main runway, and for flights originating outside the UK, slot-free Cranfield benefits from remote customs and immigration arrangements. 

A private passenger lounge is also available with comfortable sofas, refreshment facilities, Wi-Fi and TV, and location also offers a recently refurbished hangar which, can accommodate business jets.

Airside access for passenger vehicles is available and all business customers, based operators and aircrew have free access to the FBOs secure private car parking lot.