Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Fire at Luton airport started from a diesel Range Rover.
A further 17 arrivals were diverted to airports as far away as Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester.
Firefighters and an airline official were taken to hospital with injuries from the blaze which broke out just before 9pm on Tuesday.
A sixth person was treated at the scene but did not require further medical treatment..
The airport said in an updated statement that emergency services remain on-scene at the car park and that all flights would be suspended until at least 3pm Wednesday.
The statement said: “Our priority remains supporting the emergency services and the safety of our passengers and staff. Therefore, we have now taken the decision to suspend all flights until 3pm on Wednesday 11th October.
Passengers booked on flights due to depart before then are advised not to go to the airport.
The fire was declared a major incident, with firefighters working through the night and into the early hours of Wednesday to extinguish the blaze.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said at 9am that its crews are “monitoring the smouldering remains”.
It received a call about a car fire on level three of Terminal Car Park 2 at 8.47pm.
Fifteen fire appliances and more than 100 firefighters were deployed.
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