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The Latest Breaking News from Luton airport

Big airport expansion approved, despite climate protests

Major Luton airport expansion to go ahead after government defies environmental concerns

The Independent UK

Luton airport allowed to double capacity after UK government overrules planners

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander grants consent to London’s fourth-biggest airport to allow potential 32m passengers a year

The Guardian - UK

Luton airport expansion given green light by Government despite advice to reject plan

Luton was the UK’s fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million passengers travelling on 132,000 flights

Evening Standard

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Luton Airport car park blaze could have been limited by sprinkler system, says report

The blaze saw four firefighters injured and all flights grounded until the next day

The Independent UK

Third London airport confirms they are on track to scrap 100ml liquid rule in summer

London Luton Airport says it will do away with 100ml liquid rule in time for summer holidays

Evening Standard

Thameslink and Southeastern engineering work problems cause misery for London train passengers

Thousands of airline passengers are at risk of missing flights as service to Luton Airport are affected

Evening Standard

Wheelchair user ‘saddened’ that car parked at Luton Airport will be destroyed

Andrew Miller has called on politicians to ‘reassure the public about the safety of these open structure car parks’.

The Independent UK

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Fire-ravaged car park at Luton Airport to be demolished

The fire in the airport’s multistorey Terminal Car Park 2 on October 10, which destroyed more than 1,400 vehicles, was declared a major incident.

The Independent UK

Luton Airport car park fire: Stuck wheelchair user misses meetings and funeral

‘My independence has been completely taken away by this fire,’ said Andrew Miller

Evening Standard

Wheelchair user with car stuck at Luton Airport misses meetings and funeral

‘My independence has been completely taken away by this fire,’ said Andrew Miller.

The Independent UK

Police arrest man in connection with Luton Airport fire

Bedfordshire Police said the man was detained as a precaution and investigations so far suggest the blaze started accidentally due to a vehicle fault.

The Independent UK

Police arrest man in connection to Luton Airport fire

Up to 1,500 vehicles were damaged in the blaze earlier this month

The Independent UK

Luton airport fire caused by vehicle fault, as man arrested as precaution

The airport was forced to shut, leaving around 25,000 passengers suffering flight disruptions

Evening Standard

Wheelchair user with car at Luton Airport says fire ‘robbed’ him of independence

Andrew Miller, 56, felt ‘deeply distressed’ upon seeing reports of the Luton Airport fire while he was on holiday.

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All 1,400 vehicles in burned out Luton airport car park ‘unlikely to be salvageable’ after fire

Cars are likely to be destroyed when the structure is demolished, though some personal possessions may be retrieved

Evening Standard

Luton airport fire: ‘Unlikely any vehicles will be salvageable’ after blaze

London Luton Airport said it had responded to almost 16,500 customer queries since the fire broke out on Tuesday evening

The Independent UK

‘Unlikely any vehicles will be salvageable’ at Luton Airport after car park fire

London Luton Airport said it had responded to almost 16,500 customer queries since the fire broke out on Tuesday evening.

Evening Standard

Luton Airport car park fire: More than 16,000 customer queries made after blaze

Up to 1,500 vehicles were affected when Terminal Car Park 2 became engulfed in flames on Tuesday

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The Independent UK

Luton Airport car park fire: More than 16,000 customers contacted after blaze

Up to 1,500 vehicles were affected when Terminal Car Park 2 became engulfed in flames on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Burnt-out Luton Airport car park still shut as drivers complain about ‘no help’

The airport said Terminal Car Park 2 cannot be accessed safely so it is ‘unable to confirm the condition of any individual vehicle at this time’.

The Independent UK

UK holidaymakers ‘left in limbo’ after car park fire at Luton Airport

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said up to 1,500 vehicles were inside the car park at the time of the fire.

Evening Standard

Do electric cars catch fire? Social media points fingers at EVs for Luton car-park blaze

Following the fires in a car-park at Luton Airport, theories have been circulating on social media that it was caused by an electric car. But how true are these theories?

The Independent UK

Luton Airport fire: Cause of car park inferno that damaged 1,500 vehicles revealed

Airport suspends flights for most of day after car park engulfed in flames

The Independent UK

Simon Calder issues advice on Luton Airport fire chaos - from travel insurance to flight compensation

Simon Calder tackles a wide range of your questions - from what you can be compensated for and what to do if you’re stranded and your flight is cancelled

The Independent UK

Luton Airport fire: Flights resume but tens of thousands of passengers disrupted

PA news agency analysis of flight data websites found at least 150 flights due to take off or land at the airport have been cancelled.

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