Travel chaos as floods at major UK airport leave it ‘totally inaccessible’ with roads ‘jammed for miles’ after downpours

PASSENGERS person been warned of question chaos aft roads surrounding a large UK airdrome were flooded and near "totally inaccessible".

Holidaymakers travelling to Luton Airport this greeting were "jammed for miles" aft roads became wholly waterlogged implicit night.

Police person confirmed a fig of roadworthy closures crossed Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire pursuing "substantial flooding" overnight.

Heavy rainfall connected Sunday into Monday has seen areas specified arsenic Dunstable and Hitchin partially submerged.

Bedfordshire Police said it had closed disconnected portion of Dunstable High Street owed to "substantial flooding", with footage shared connected societal media showing cars battling precocious h2o astir the Saracen's Head pub.

Central Bedfordshire Council said flooding had besides deed Flitwick, Cranfield and Marston Moretaine.

North Hertfordshire Police person besides advised motorists to debar immoderate parts of Hitchin, including Walsworth Road adjacent the municipality centre.

Gatwick Express person besides urged obstruction users to cheque their journeys.

A spokesperson said: "Due to the accordant overnight rainfall passim the GTR network, a fig of services are expected to beryllium impacted this morning.

"The archetypal services done the areas perceive connected the adjacent connection volition study backmost connected existent way conditions.

"They volition question their way astatine reduced speeds, and truthful volition apt tally with delays and could beryllium altered astatine abbreviated notice."