Luton Airport

Flights are being diverted to alternative airports while repairs are carried out on the runway. | ITV News Anglia.

The Airport has told passengers that it is to reopen for departures shortly. Inbound flights are being diverted." We were just about to be pushed back and they stopped everything.

Engineers have been called in to to repair a surface defect at London Luton Airport's runway caused by Monday's high temperatures amid a heat wave that ...

Roads and railways less busy than usual but UK transport operators say worst is yet to come.

The line will be closed entirely south of Leeds and York on Tuesday. That means all long-distance services will inevitably be disrupted, although suburban trains rarely exceed 90mph for long periods. By early afternoon one tube line, the Hammersmith and City line, and parts of the London Overground were suspended because of the heat. Higher temperatures spreading north led to Scotrail on Monday following England and Wales in slowing down trains for safety. With temperatures poised to remain high throughout the night, the restrictions will remain in place until the end of Tuesday. The east coast line is predicted to experience the hottest temperatures, and some of its infrastructure, including for the wires and track, are more susceptible to damage in heat than other parts of the UK railway.

Luton Airport is used by airlines including EasyJey and Ryanair but it has had to shut down today due to melting tarmac.

A spokesperson for Luton Airport said: "Following today's high temperatures, a surface defect was identified on the runway. Another wrote: "They have just closed the runway at Luton airport for at least an hour. Luton Airport is used by airlines including EasyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair and TUI as temperatures in Luton have reached 36C today.

The airport said departing flights resumed at 17:40 BST, with inbound resuming 15 minutes later. Easyjet and Ryanair both diverted some its arrivals to other ...

Ryanair said it had not cancelled any flights from the airport but had diverted a small number of inbound flights to Stansted. Earlier in the day, an airport spokesperson said flights had been temporarily suspended "to allow for an essential runway repair after high surface temperatures caused a small section to lift". Flights have resumed at London Luton Airport following repairs after high temperatures lifted a small section of the runway.

As the United Kingdom is experiencing a heatwave, parts of its infrastructure have started to be affected. Flights and train services have had to be ...

Cities and countries all over the world have been experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand in recent years, with more people than usual dying of heat-related causes, super-charged storms putting more people in danger, and infrastructure like roads and runways buckling under the heat. Network Rail has been warning the country’s residents to only travel by train if it’s truly necessary and has slowed down and canceled service for some lines. The United Kingdom is currently experiencing an extreme heatwave, and some of its infrastructure hasn’t been able to cope.