Luton airport briefly bursts into life, as Wizz Air flies in from Bulgaria

Just after 7.30 on Friday morning, the arrivals hall at London Luton Airport burst into life following a 10-day shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 100 passengers arrived on Wizz Air flight W6 4301 from the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, on the airline’s first scheduled commercial flight since the crisis. Most of those arriving were seasonal farm workers on their way to fruit and vegetable farms across the UK. There were also members of British-Bulgarian families, who had found themselves trapped in Bulgaria when the coronavirus struck and borders closed. While the airport is open, it is missing the noise, queues and shopping opportunities we have come to expect when travelling. Just two flights are scheduled to arrive at Luton on Friday (both Wizz Air flights from Sofia) bringing in a few hundred passengers, which compares with a pre-pandemic average of 49,000 passengers.<br/>