Andrew Miller, 56, felt ‘deeply distressed’ upon seeing reports of the Luton Airport fire while he was on holiday.
Andrew Miller, right, said his trip to Ireland with his husband, Tim Meacock, was ‘overshadowed’ by the fire at the airport
They returned to the airport on Thursday afternoon, and Mr Miller, who has a complex spinal condition and has always been a wheelchair user, said there was no one from the airport or APCOA, its parking provider, to give him information on how to return home. In response to Mr Miller’s situation, a spokesperson for London Luton Airport offered “sincere apologies” for any distress or inconvenience caused.Andrew Miller said the vehicle, a Citroen DS 3, is ‘bespoke’ to his access needs
The vehicle model is no longer in production, going off-sale in 2019, with Mr Miller saying: “It’s quite bespoke and precious to me and it really is my independence.” Mr Miller said he wrote to APCOA twice, as well as posting on X, formerly Twitter, to ask Luton Airport for information on how he could return home on his arrival at the airport, but had no response.
“Who knows what damage it might have sustained, I’ve got no idea what the vehicle looks like up close, but from a distance, it encouraged me that it wasn’t in the collapsed part of the car park,” he said.A London Luton Airport spokesperson said: “We would like to offer our sincere apologies to Mr Miller for any distress or inconvenience caused.
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