Luton Airport bendy buses join Ukraine war effort

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A Luton bus in Ukraine
Ukraine’s armed forces have taken delivery of three bendy buses
(Image credit: Go-Ahead/SHAP)

Bendy buses from Luton Airport have arrived in Ukraine for use in the country’s war effort. Three purple buses, which still have their Luton Airport logos, are mainly being used to provide “rest areas for beleaguered troops” and to transport supplies and soldiers, said The Telegraph. These vehicles have done “years of duty shuttling holidaymakers and suitcases”, said bus operator Go-Ahead, which donated the vehicles via the Swindon Humanitarian Aid Partnership (SHAP). “They’re now retired from airport duty and we’re glad they can be put to good use – as a small contribution to Ukraine’s war effort.”

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  Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.