BA diverting into Luton

[LGS6753]

Three BA flights have diverted from LHR into Luton at around 1900 tonight. Anyone know why?

[LTNman]

Sounds like more of what occurred last December at Luton when it was only the British Airways fleet that didn’t carry enough holding fuel for Heathrow. Last time it was due to a Tornado doing a quick flypast close to Heathrow that set the tills ringing at LTN.

[bellend]

CB

Maybe to do with the fact that egll is (was) covered by a huge CB thunderstorm ,sheet ,fork lightning and heavy rain ....all heading towards lovely Luton!!

keith

[Localiser Green]

This would have been it:

EGLL 272020Z 35007KT 310V020 4700 HZ FEW030 BKN080 BKN110 13/11 Q1010 BECMG 6000 NSW =
EGLL 271950Z 33006KT 300V010 4500 HZ FEW025CB SCT040 BKN080 12/11 Q1011 RERA BECMG 6000 NSW =
EGLL 271920Z 34007KT 300V010 3400 +RA FEW012 BKN025CB OVC045 13/11 Q1011 RETS BECMG 7000 NSW =
EGLL 271850Z 35007KT 310V020 2500 +TSRA BKN019CB OVC040 13/12 Q1011 BECMG 7000 NSW =
EGLL 271850Z 35007KT 310V020 +TSRA 2500 BKN019CB OVC040 13/12 Q1011 BECMG 7000 NSW =
EGLL 271820Z 35006KT 300V050 2200 TSRA BKN019CB OVC070 14/11 Q1011 BECMG 7000 NSW =
EGLL 271750Z 33008KT 270V360 4000 -RA SCT025CB OVC070 15/11 Q1010 RETS BECMG 7000 NSW =
EGLL 271720Z 34010KT 310V020 7000 TS SCT028 BKN035CB 15/10 Q1010 BECMG NSW =
EGLL 271650Z 34008KT 290V010 9999 SCT032 BKN070 16/10 Q1010 NOSIG =

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