One man expects to wait at least two weeks before the van will be returned to him – if at all. The fire closed the airport and has left up to 1500 vehicles stranded.
A white Ford van sits undamaged – but coated with a thin layer of soot – within the smouldering remains of Luton Airport’s car park.
The tuna and cucumber sandwich he left in the glove compartment for his journey to Slovakia will have gone off by then, he says. His holiday to Tenerife, Spain – with his drinking buddies dubbed The Jolly Boys – will have to be rescheduled. “We heard several explosions of what sounded like fuel tanks. Then we heard crashing noises, which I can only assume were the floors for levels two and three.”Justine Millar
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