Control-tower Covid. Car-park fire. Where next for airline chaos?

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Is any other word sufficient to describe the thrill of boarding the 4am National Express from Victoria Coach Station to Luton, then walking uphill to spend the day next to a burnt-out car park? ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS8_bGlkPTR0OHUxNXd1dWxydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Burned out: the car park fire at Luton airport caused 235 flight cancellations   [Get 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[outbreak of Covid in the control tower at Gatwick airport](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvZ2F0d2ljay1jYW5jZWxsYXRpb25zLWFpci10cmFmZmljLWNvbnRyb2wtY292aWQtYjI0MTg2MTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9MG82eXhiaWs5ajNwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZSRF3ihlXS5l11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). But Luton suffered a trigger for airport chaos I didn’t have on my holiday bingo card. On Tuesday night a blaze tore through the short-term car park, which is very close to the airport apron, the [new Dart shuttle](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvbHV0b24tYWlycG9ydC1kYXJ0LXJhaWwtc2h1dHRsZS1tYXJjaC1vcGVuaW5nLWIyMjkzNjYyLmh0bWw_bGlkPWYwZmhzanE0anNkdSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) station and one of the busiest passenger terminals in the UK. [Arrivals and departures at Luton airport abruptly stopped](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvbG9uZG9uLWx1dG9uLWFpcnBvcnQtZmlyZS1mbGlnaHRzLWNhbmNlbGxlZC1iMjQyNzY0MS5odG1sP2xpZD0ycjJzMGZhenN2dzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplJEXeKGVdLmXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) – with passengers on five late-evening flights offloaded from their planes and told to find a hotel. But there was no room at the (Holiday) Inn for most of them. Jack, whose flight to Dublin was cancelled two hours after it was due to leave, told me: “Every single place just laughed at me when I walked in the door, and went, ‘There's no way, man’.” By Wednesday, as the planned reopening time shifted from noon to 3pm, it was clear that hundreds of flights would be grounded. The final score: 235 departures and arrivals, amounting to around 40,000 passengers having their immediate plans, hopes and dreams torn up. Many of the travellers I talked to were surprisingly stoical. Geoff Armstrong’s lunchtime flight on Wizz Air to Kosice in eastern Slovakia was one of the fallers. At about the time he was due to land at his destination, he told me: “So far the Wizz Air staff have been as helpful as they possibly can be. When you travel, you have to grin and bear it. I’m sure everyone’s doing their very, very best.” Janine Warden’s easyJet flight to Dalaman was delayed overnight. “It’s a very unfortunate mishap, and Luton has handled it very well. People seem to be accepting it – which is a great attitude. I think after Covid we’re all expecting this sort of thing.” Janine finally arrived in Turkey late on Thursday afternoon, 18 hours behind schedule. 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Au contraire, insists easyJet's chief executive, Johan Lundgren. “These high-profile events are certainly a challenge, whether that is wildfires, burning car parks or staff shortages in the tower,“ he says. “But the overriding conclusion, as you can see from the demand that we’ve had this summer, is that the willingness to prioritise holidays, to travel, is very strong. We’ve been capitalising on that demand – despite the financial squeeze on household economies, despite the disruption.” [From our car-park correspondent: my podcast from Luton airport after the blaze](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vc2hvd3MuYWNhc3QuY29tL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQvZXBpc29kZXMvb2N0b2Jlci0xMXRoLWhvdy10aGUtY2FyLXBhcmstZmlyZS1hdC1sdXRvbi1haXJwb3J0LWlzLWFmZmVjP2xpZD01Z3lvNGNrNWVwb2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplJEXeKGVdLmXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)[Protected by Outlook: ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm0yKWP0SVaHR0cHM6Ly9zaG93cy5hY2FzdC5jb20vZ3JlZW4tbGlzdC10cmF2ZWwtd2l0aC1zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItYW5kLXRoZS1pbmRlcGVuZGVudC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9hdWd1c3QtMzB0aC13aGF0LWRpZC1nby13cm9uZy13aXRoLXRoZS11a3MtYWlyLXRyYWZmaWMtY29udHJXBXNwY2V1Qgpk6Zad8GRMpG7fUhdzaW1vbmNhbGRlckBob3RtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~. 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Their schedules typically change, with many Mediterranean flights cut. So you can fly to many idyllic locations for almost nothing on that day. Between Manchester and Corfu, for example, the one-way fare is just £23. [Coming back is trickier and more expensive](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2dyZWVjZS1haXJmYXJlcy1jYXRhbmlhLWIyNDEzNTQ0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTN3ZXVpYWtiMGpoeSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) – but after a stay on the island you could take a ferry to the mainland and head 200 miles north to Tirana, capital of Albania, itself the subject of a winter fares war to the UK. [The ultimate Greece travel guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9ncmVlY2UvZ3JlZWNlLWNvdW50cnktZ3VpZGUtdHJhdmVsLWhvbGlkYXktYjIxMDM1NTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZWVlejYxa2dyaDYxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZSRF3ihlXS5l11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Question of the week: Rugby trip to France? Q If England win their Rugby World Cup quarter-final this weekend, I am contemplating going to Paris and back in a day for the semi-final match on Saturday 21 October. We would drive there via a Dover-Calais ferry. The match starts at 8pm, so I would not be leaving the ground until after 10pm. What time is the last ferry back – and would we make it in time? A You will not be the only people with the same thought if England win against Fiji in Marseille on Sunday and qualify for the semi-final against either France or South Africa in Paris the following Saturday 21 October. If you take the bookies’ view that England are odds on (1-3) to beat the South Pacific side, you could pretty confidently book a return ferry crossing for under £140 (covering a car with five people in it). There is no actual “last ferry” because the competing shipping lines operate around the clock. But DFDS Ferries and P&O Ferries both have a long gap in their schedules on a Saturday night, roughly between midnight and 6am. So the company I recommend for this expedition is [Irish Ferries](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaXJpc2hmZXJyaWVzLmNvbS91ay1lbi9UcmF2ZWwtdG8tRnJhbmNlLz9saWQ9cTJ2ZnZyazRnd2VqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZSRF3ihlXS5l11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Sail out any time you like on Saturday morning; there are sailings roughly every 1h45m. Reckon on a three-hour drive to the outskirts of Paris. I recommend you park in a suburb called Aulnay-sous-Bois, just off the motorway. From here you can travel to Stade de France on the RER suburban railway, just five stops and about 15 minutes away. Crucially, there should be plenty of trains going north from the stadium after the match, and they should be relatively empty: most fans will be heading into central Paris. With a smooth and swift getaway, you might expect to be back at the car by around 10.30pm – making it just feasible that you could get on the 1.35am sailing from Calais. Much more likely, though, you will be in good time for the 4.50am departure. So I suggest you book this one. If you happen to arrive implausibly early, it is well worth asking if you can travel on the earlier sailing. In the past I have been able to do this without fuss or fee. 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Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPWdhcW5kOHZ0cmc0cyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9YXR2eXpmdnRpNTRkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZSRF3ihlXS5l11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPWxrMDJuaGMxOHduZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPXBqbWhrd29hNnZoeCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9MDB4NmtkamtzcWZpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZSRF3ihlXS5l11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9YzU0ZzNyaGRkY3dwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZSRF3ihlXS5l11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Each Saturday and Sunday I take questions live at 5.30pm British time on Instagram Live – from wherever I happen to be in the world – so please do come and say hello. Follow me on Instagram (and also now on Threads) [@Simon_Calder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zaW1vbl9jYWxkZXIvP2xpZD1rNXl0cHByaTk0ODgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplJEXeKGVdLmXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Each Saturday and Sunday I take questions live at 5.30pm British time on Instagram Live – from wherever I happen to be in the world – so please do come and say hello. Follow me on Instagram (and also now on Threads) [@Simon_Calder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zaW1vbl9jYWxkZXIvP2xpZD1hYjVrc2k3ZGRiZGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplJEXeKGVdLmXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Or you can find me on TikTok. Come and have a look at what I have been up to as I bring you top travel topics and report on the latest changes in a minute or less via [@caldertravel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnC2NFP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9kaXNjb3Zlci9TaW1vbi1DYWxkZXI_bGlkPWwycThlZ29rbjk3eCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUkRd4oZV0uZddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Or you can find me on TikTok. 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