As the heat wave affecting the UK worsens, flights have been suspended at Britain’s Luton Airport due to a runway fault.
Flights were suspended at the UK’s Luton Airport on Monday July 18 due to a runway fault discovered following the intensifying heat wave in the UK. “As a result of today’s high temperatures, a surface defect has been identified on the runway. Engineers were immediately called to the scene and repair work is underway to resume operations as soon as possible,” the airport said in a statement on Twitter.
The airport of Luton is dedicated to low cost, Wizz Air history has been dethroned there easyJetboth being far ahead Ryanair and TUI Airways (El-Al, Blue Air, FlyOne and Sun Express are also there). The UK’s fifth busiest airport before the Covid outbreak was preparing for a surge in activity. According to Air Journal, its owner opened in February “a new statutory consultation on its long-term proposalsto expand its area, open a second terminal and increaseefficiencyof his single track. By eventually aiming for a capacity for 32 million passengers per year, compared to 18 million in 2019. In the meantime, this airport has only one runway. According sky news, some flights are diverted to nearby airports. Earlier Britain halted all flights from the Royal Air Force’s biggest base – Brize Norton in Oxfordshire – after the heatwave also melted the airstrip.
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