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There is a video from airside which makes it look as though there was fire in two locations at either end. Perhaps it’s an illusion, hopefully this wasn’t foul play
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Luton Airport flights suspended after large car park fire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-67073446
Report in the Mirror that a floor has collapsed in the car park
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...-live-31154091
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...-live-31154091
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Seems the whole car park and drop off area is on fire. Car park is new but has no sprinklers. I can’t see how the airport can function without a drop off area. No dart either tonight. Oh and the best bit, despite a massive area in front of the Dart at Parkway it has no public access so can’t be brought into service.
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Why is a drop-off area essential to an airport operating ? Perhaps just force all passengers to either travel by train to Parkway (and restore the shuttle bus service but at much higher frequency per hour) and/or offer a very high frequency bus service from Luton town centre ? Painful... but just thinking what might happen in non-standard circumstances
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-car-park.html
00;45 and I am still hearing major explosions
One half of the structure is fully involved in fire and the building has suffered a significant structural collapse,' the fire service said in a statement.
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I suspect they will turn the mid term car park into a drop off area after they have shifted a few hundred cars and then make people walk through the tunnel for a long walk but that won’t happen straight away.
Lots of easyJet flight cancelled for Wednesday
Lots of easyJet flight cancelled for Wednesday
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