Well you're all very smug but just tell me which Ryanair flights diverted because they were not CAT 3 capable?
Luton often gets a nice line up of diverted Ryanair aircraft from Stansted when their weather turns a bit foggy.
That easyjet divert which was only CAT 1 approved was I believe due to one of the flight deck not yet being CAT 3 rated. The aircraft required 550m from the 26 end but as runway 08 was in use they needed 700m as Luton does not have a full set of approach lights on 08 due to the road and railway line. It didn’t make any difference at the end of the day as the RVR was down to 275m.
With Luton going CAT 1 for around 6 months next year while the runway is resurfaced a think some coach operators will do very well. I can remember when Luton was handling under 2m a year and the airport was only Cat 1 that Seamark coaches were regular visitors to the airport when the mist came down. Not even sure they are still operating now.