Compton3bravo,
Wrong.
Do not forget easyJet cancelled a large number of flights one morning even though the iarport was fully operational mainly because they ran out of crews to operate them (they got rid of a lot of flight crews for the winter - donīt need you through the winter old boy) and paid the price. You cannot blame the airport authorities for that.
eJ did not "run out of crews" that morning. We all turned up for work expecting to fly, but were used to fetch out of position aircraft that had to divert due to closed airports that night.
The following morning most flights suffered long delays caused by the 45 minute queue from the Holiday Inn roundabout to the car parks. And then there was the 1 hour wait for the deicing truck. To be fair, this year we didn't have the total stoppage caused by the lack of refuelling (too slippery last year).
As flight crew, we get to see first hand how different airports around Europe cope with winter weather. Without a shadow of doubt there is
one that is in a totally different league to all the others. Sadly a lower league, and it is...
Luton.