Rainwater pours through ceiling into London Luton Airport; see video
London: London Luton Airport was seen with rainwater tripping through the ceiling on Friday.
The video that went viral on social media showed water flooding the busy airport terminal as stunned travellers look on and film the bizarre scene.
Raining indoors luton airport #lutonairport pic.twitter.com/OgO9J9yr3W
— dhiran (@dizzdt) 9 August 2019
According to Euro News, the incident occurred following a period of heavy rain and strong winds that caused disruption across the UK.
The leak forced people to disembark as flights were delayed. The leak, which lasted 15 minutes, also resulted in people getting drenched and puddles forming on the ground, reported The Sun.
In a tweet, Luton Airport apologised for the delay and attributed the leak to "a period of unprecedented rainfall".
— London Luton Airport (@LDNLutonAirport) 9 August 2019
The video which shows water pouring into the airport terminal has collected a number of shocked comments on Twitter.
The worst airport in the country @LDNLutonAirport 😂 https://t.co/TbyyqdM2zq
— James Neal (@JamesNeal91) 9 August 2019