Flights at Luton Airport in the UK were suspended on Monday 18 July due to a runway breach found following a heat wave that has been intensifying in the UK. “As a result of today’s high temperature, a surface defect was found on the runway. Engineers were immediately called to the scene and repairs are being made to resume operations as soon as possible,” the airport said in a statement on Twitter.
the airport of Luton dedicated to low cost, Wizz Air history is dethroned there easyJet:both are way 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 bracing for a surge in activity. According to Air Journal, its owner opened in February “a new statutory consultation on its long-term proposalsexpand its space, open a second terminal and addefficiencyon its only track. Ultimately aiming for a capacity of 32 million passengers per year, up from 18 million in 2019. Meanwhile, this airport has only one runway. By: sky news, some flights go to nearby airports. Britain earlier grounded all flights from the Royal Air Force’s largest base, Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, after the heat also melted the runway.
Source: Le Figaro
