That is worried it’s hot today UK, and that heat forced some of the airport’s runways to close as its runways literally melted.
The Royal Air Force has suspended flights at Brize Norton Air Base in Oxfordshire, Sky News reported. Although flights have been suspended, The Ministry of Defense Press Office tweeted implemented a “long established plan” to ensure there was no impact on operations. Planes are being sent to alternate airports.
At the same time, flights have also been suspended at London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire – about 28 miles north of Central London. In one statement on TwitterThe airport doesn’t say exactly what the defect is, but calls it a “surface defect”.
“Following today’s high temperatures, a surface defect was identified on the runway. Engineers were immediately called to the scene and repair work is currently underway to get it back up and running as soon as possible,” the airport said on Twitter.
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Sky Report runways can be considered unsafe if the runway becomes sticky due to heat.
According to Sky, the UK is facing record temperatures. The store predicts the temperature could reach 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit. (41 degrees C) in the coming days. That would easily break the previous record high of 101.7 degrees Fahrenheit. (38.7 degrees Celsius)). Now it is also the hottest day in 135 years in Ireland and the hottest day Used to write in Wales.
It is expected to be even worse tomorrow, when it is expected that the UK will be 99% hotter rest of the planet.
We will update if any more air traffic (or road traffic for that matter) is impacted by the record heat expected in the UK over the next few days.
