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

Just a few hundred seasonal pickers flew in on Friday, a far cry from the 49,000 passengers a day before the pandemicCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJust 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. Others said they had come to work on building sites, as lorry drivers or in kebab shops. Continue reading...