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Old 9th Aug 2019, 17:13
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AFAIK Wizzair UK was principally set up to allow the airline to fly between the UK and non Hungarian destinations in the event of no deal. It has been opportunistic
in taking advantage of opportunities beyond this
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 17:31
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BBC reporting Thameslink at a standstill currently between London and Bedford due to power outages nationality, airport reporting no problems
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 17:44
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Not quite true as the terminal is part flooded. Quite an achievement when it is on high ground

Following a period of unprecedented rainfall, we have experienced water damage in a number of locations in the terminal. We apologise for any disruption to services while we seek to resolve the issue.
Heard there has even been an evacuation and the place is in disarray although I am waiting for confirmation
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 17:50
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Originally Posted by LTNman
Not quite true as the terminal is part flooded. Quite an achievement when it is on high ground

Heard there has even been an evacuation and the place is in disarray although I am waiting for confirmation
LHR is starting to stack them up over North Sea, not good timing if requests for diversions start coning in.
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 17:58
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It rained intensely for maybe a little over 5 minutes. Been in worse but only in Florida. Not a good time to be drooped off in the drop off zone. Maybe the flooding was due to dripping clothes?
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 18:20
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Originally Posted by LTNman
It rained intensely for maybe a little over 5 minutes. Been in worse but only in Florida. Not a good time to be drooped off in the drop off zone. Maybe the flooding was due to dripping clothes?
Looks bad by what had been posted on social media by M&S
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 18:30
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Fantastic, that's the only bit on the ground floor new build to get a ceiling and was only finished 2 weeks ago.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...rport-terminal
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 18:56
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...downpours.html

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Old 9th Aug 2019, 19:01
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Just occurred to me that most of the video was shot outside M&S while there is a floor above. Must have been worse upstairs.
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 19:14
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 19:20
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Unprecedented rain? Really?
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Old 9th Aug 2019, 19:59
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Travelled into Luton in May and arrived early morning just as rain started to come down. There was water pouring down immediately after Border security but before the gates you walk through, eventually saw someone to tell on way out and was reported to duty manager.
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Old 10th Aug 2019, 00:38
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Rain

The rain we experienced in Luton was the worst I have ever witnessed in this country and I have experienced similar in Chicago. The town centre had floods and even the Mall had water coming from the ceiling. In turn we had some thunder. I bet there are many buildings in Luton that had water leakage from every angle. It was an unprecedented incident here in Luton.
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Old 10th Aug 2019, 04:12
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Last week or it could have been the week before, Luton Councillors refused to declare a climate emergency after being warned and reminded by the airport chairman that the council want to double the size of the airport. Karma comes to mind as the council owned building was extensively flooded including much of the first floor departure lounge where restaurants had to be evacuated for safety reasons. There is some staggering footage if you dig deep.
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Old 10th Aug 2019, 05:07
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The Departure board on the airport website are now showing more information telling passengers which belt there luggage will be but more interesting is the information regarding cancelled services. This morning's easy Nice is cancelled due to no aircraft being available and last night's Mahon was cancelled due to the crew being out of hours. Never seen this before on an airport website.
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Old 10th Aug 2019, 07:18
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Originally Posted by Spanish eyes
Last week or it could have been the week before, Luton Councillors refused to declare a climate emergency after being warned and reminded by the airport chairman that the council want to double the size of the airport. Karma comes to mind as the council owned building was extensively flooded including much of the first floor departure lounge where restaurants had to be evacuated for safety reasons. There is some staggering footage if you dig deep.
Spanish eyes in 1976 we had a heat wave. In 1979 we were freezing. Please disclose to me what the Karma was. I take it you were in Luton yesterday and witnessed what I and hundreds witnessed? There has been a climate change throughout my life and it is called weather!
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Old 10th Aug 2019, 19:44
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Yes but there are trends which scientists and weather experts have detected. With the council planning a massive increase in pollution they are not going to declare a climate emergency are they.
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Old 10th Aug 2019, 20:21
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The physics of our atmosphere - how it acts as a blanket round the earth - was worked out 200 years ago. The effect of the massive release of CO2 due to the industrial revolution was predicted 100 years ago. As predicted, the climate has become more energetic and in general warmer. Anyone who thinks it hasn't, has to explain why, by proving 200 years of physics to be wrong.
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Old 11th Aug 2019, 16:24
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Weather disruption again, some unusual arrival routings again?
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Old 11th Aug 2019, 18:26
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With regards to climate change, I suspect all the London airports and their respective growth plans will face a bigger challenge in terms of government environmental policy over the coming years.
Luton council chose not to declare a climate emergency, Uttlesford council (where Stansted is located) did.
Commercial and environmental interests will need to be balanced somehow and I have no idea what the outcome will be but right now it feels as if the pendulum is swinging more strongly towards the environmental arguments.
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