Updated 11 October 17.25 GMT: London Luton Airport’s latest information on X, formerly Twitter, is as follows.

“The runway is now open, and flights are beginning to arrive and depart. Main roads around the area have also re-opened, but delays are expected on the airport approach.”

The DART shuttle remains out of service with a replacement bus service in operation.

Updated 11 October 14.20 GMT: London Luton Airport has released this information on X, formerly Twitter.

“The teams have worked hard to get the airport operational with the first passengers now re-entering the terminal and the first flights expected to depart from 3pm.”

It added that the long and mid-stay car parks are fully operational. A temporary drop off area has been established in the mid-stay car park. Those arriving by rail the DART shuttle remains out of service and there will be a replacement bus service.

Emergency services have downgraded the incident but remain on the scene as a precaution.

London Luton Airport has suspended all flights until 3pm today after a fire broke out in one of its car parks last night.

The fire, which is believed to have started accidentally, caused a collapse in Terminal Car Park 2 at around 9pm last night.

According to reports, no one has been hurt in the incident.

The airport has released a statement on X, formerly Twitter: “We have taken the decision to suspend all flights until 3pm on Wednesday October 11th. Passengers are requested not to travel to the airport at this time as access remains severely restricted.”

Passengers should contact their airline for information regarding their flight.

EasyJet, which is based at Luton also released a statement: “Due to the ongoing closure of Luton airport our flights from Luton are currently unable to operate as planned. We are doing all possible to minimise the impact on our customers,
providing those on cancelled flights with options to rebook or receive a
refund, as well as providing hotel accommodation and meals where
required.”

The airline advises passengers to check the status of their flights on the Flight Tracker tool on its website for real-time information.

“The safety and wellbeing of customers and crew is easyJet’s highest
priority and we would like to apologise to customers for the
inconvenience caused.”

There were around 1,500 cars in the car park at the time of the fire. Any travellers who are concerned about a parked car should contact lutoncustomerservices@acpoa.com