As England breached record high temperatures, flights in and out of Britain's international airport were halted due to 'surface defect'; temporary speed restrictions were imposed on portions of Britain's rail network—including London's tube system over fears that the rails will buckle to extreme heat and overhead wire systems will fail
LONDON — England on Tuesday was facing the possibility of serious disruption to its transportation networks as temperatures were poised to creep to unprecedented new highs.
Flights into and out of one of Britain’s busiest international airports were halted for much of Monday after a “surface defect” caused by high temperatures was identified on the runway. Footage from London’s Luton Airport showed engineers repairing a roughly 15-foot-by-10-foot section of the tarmac. The airport reopened Monday evening after work was completed.
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