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Luton Airport

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First episode dateMay 2005
Final episode dateJuly 2008
Networks ITV London
Number of episodes 28
GenresReality Television
Number of series 3
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About Luton Airport


Meeting with the staff at Luton Airport, who keep everything running smoothly.

Luton airport fire car park to be 'fully demolished'

Luton airport fire car park to be 'fully demolished'
Nov 3,2023 3:11 pm

...By Louise ParryBBC News, BedfordshireThe car park that caught fire at Luton Airport will have to be " fully demolished" the airport confirmed...

Luton Airport Fire: Man arrested over car park blaze

Luton Airport Fire: Man arrested over car park blaze
Oct 23,2023 5:11 am

...A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a fire that destroyed more than 1,400 vehicles at Luton Airport...

Alleged 'IS Beatle' Aine Davis pleads guilty to terrorism charges

Alleged 'IS Beatle' Aine Davis pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Oct 16,2023 8:21 am

... When this did not happen, Davis was arrested on arrival at Luton Airport...

Luton Airport fire cars 'unlikely to be salvageable'

Luton Airport fire cars 'unlikely to be salvageable'
Oct 15,2023 10:21 am

...By Peter Walker and Hannah CottrellBBC News and PA MediaLuton Airport says it is " unlikely" any vehicles will be salvageable following a massive fire that caused one of its car parks to collapse...

Luton Airport flights returning to normal after car park fire

Luton Airport flights returning to normal after car park fire
Oct 12,2023 3:51 am

...By Alex Pope & Tony FisherBBC News, BedfordshirePassenger flights have started to get back to normal at Luton Airport after a huge fire ripped through a terminal car park on Tuesday evening...

Luton Airport access restricted after large car park fire

Luton Airport access restricted after large car park fire
Oct 10,2023 5:21 pm

...A large fire has broken out in a car park at London Luton Airport...

People struggle to leave Israel after more flights cut

People struggle to leave Israel after more flights cut
Oct 10,2023 8:41 am

... Virgin Atlantic and Israel s national carrier El Al - which is still operating two flights daily to London Heathrow and two to Luton Airport - have no availability on their UK-bound services until next week...

Air traffic control: UK flights remain significantly disrupted after bank holiday fault

Air traffic control: UK flights remain significantly disrupted after bank holiday fault
Aug 29,2023 2:21 am

... London Luton Airport said flights across UK airspace remained subject to delays and cancellation, and people should check with their airline for the status of their flight...

Alleged 'IS Beatle' Aine Davis pleads guilty to terrorism charges

Aug 10,2023 9:30 am

By Daniel Sandford at the Old BaileyBBC News

A man who was once linked to an IS terror cell nicknamed The Beatles has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm for terrorist purposes and funding terrorism.

Aine Davis , 39, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh Prison on Monday.

He has already served a prison sentence in Turkey for being a member of the Islamic State group and was arrested on arrival back in the UK last August.

Davis Will be sentenced on 13 November.

At one point he was suspected of being a member of The Gang who were called The Beatles by their captives.

There has been no attempt to put Davis On Trial for being a member of the kidnap gang either in the UK or the US, even though at one point the then Home Secretary Priti Patel was asking the US to extradite him and prosecute him.

The Gang became infamous for videoing the beheading of their British, American and European hostages.

They were led by Mohammed Emwazi who became known as Jihadi John and who was killed by US Drone Strike .

Two other members of The Gang El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are serving life sentences in the US. All three were British.

Davis knew Alexander Kotey in West London, travelling to Turkey with him in 2012. He also knew Mohammed Emwazi.

Since being charged Last Year Davis argued through his legal team that he should not face trial in the UK as he had already served a sentence in Turkey for what amounted to the same offending.

But Mr Justice Mark Lucraft KC and The Court of Appeal ruled against him.

He has now pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm for the purposes of terrorism after sending a picture of himself holding a rifle In Syria to his then wife Amal El-Wahabi. He also admitted two charges linked to funding terrorism.

Extremism

Before leaving the UK for Syria Davis was a Drug Dealer who carried a gun. He was jailed for possession of a firearm in 2006.

He converted to Islam but was soon embracing violent extremism, and by The Time the Islamic State group declared its caliphate In Syria 2014, Davis was there. He had Left Behind his wife Amal El-Wahabi and Two Children travelling to Syria via the Netherlands and Turkey In July 2013.

He first came to public attention when Amal El-Wahabi was found guilty at the Old Bailey in 2014 of sending him money for the purposes of terrorism. It was at that trial that The Image of him with a group of men In Syria all holding guns first emerged.

In November 2015 Davis was arrested in Turkey during a raid on a Safe House in the coastal town of Silivri. The House was often used by men crossing The Border in and out of Syria. He was arrested on the same day that Mohammed Emwazi was killed by a Drone Strike In Syria .

He was convicted of being a member of the Islamic State group in a Turkish court in 2017, and sent to prison.

When his prison sentence came to an end he was deported to the UK. But the then Home Secretary Ms Patel had been In Touch with prosecutors in the US apparently trying to persuade them to pursue a case against Davis.

When this did not happen, Davis was arrested on arrival at Luton Airport .

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