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Luton airport opens humanitarian hub for Ukrainian refugees

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Will Payne
31 March 2022

A humanitarian hub has been set up at Luton airport to provide support for passengers arriving from war-torn Ukraine.

Refreshments are provided at the hub and advisers are on hand to give guidance for onward travel within the UK

Organised by Bedfordshire’s Local Resilience Forum, the hub’s volunteers greet arrivals from the destination, provide refreshments and offer guidance for onward travel within the UK.

Paramedics from the Hearts First Ambulance Service are also on hand to provide mental and physical health support. Advice, information and contact numbers from local and national agencies are also available. 

Deputy leader of Luton Council Aslam Khan said the authority’s "thoughts and prayers are with all those suffering in Ukraine".

"Once again Luton and the wider region has stepped up to the plate at a moment of great crisis and deep tragedy," he added.