According to Eurocontrol figures published last month, London Stansted leads the 'most recovered' with a 35 per cent 10-year growth, and London Oxford is second with 32 per cent. London Luton retains its crown as the number one airport for business aviation movements but, according to head of business development at London Oxford James Dillon-Godfray, Luton and others have become "increasingly squeezed for slots, to the benefit of airports like us. With night flights constrained at key peer airports, we can still operate to midnight seven days a week."

Oxford is responding to increased demand for home-based and visiting business jets with the imminent completion of a 16,000 sq ft hangar that can house aircraft up to Global 7000 size. Further infrastructure enhancements confirmed this year include a 101-room hotel at the entrance to the airport, which will cater to air crew, owners and pilots bringing aircraft in for maintenance, and friends and families visiting air cadets at resident pilot training schools CAE Oxford Aviation Academy and Airways Aviation. The hotel is scheduled to open next summer.

The airport is also working alongside the UK CAA to propose GNSS RNAV LPV200 precision approaches at both ends of the runway as well as additional approach lights.

It continues to offer a 50 per cent discount for customers flying to or from the London Heliport, and last year it worked with Air BP to coordinate more than 4.5 million litres of fuel sales, primarily for aircraft over eight tonnes.