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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

UK heatwave: Luton airport suspends flights after runway melts in soaring temperatures

London Luton Airport’s runway has closed after a “surface defect” was found amid the extreme heat (Jonathan Brady/PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

Luton Airport has suspended flights because of a defect on the runway caused by soaring temperatures during the heatwave.

The airport said that a "surface defect" had been identified on the runway as the mercury soared to 37C in the south of England on Monday afternoon.

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