Gatwick-3

[wowzz]

Even worse, the DM is saying that the issue was caused by "hot breaks" !

[c52]

The cost of this disruption must have run into millions not to mention the frustration of passengers. What would it cost Gatwick to keep the spare runway always available? I fancy it would be useful to have it at no notice several times a year.

[Flightrider]

The standby runway is available and was today. The constraint is that the RFFS service is attending the incident on the main runway. Unless you double up RFFS so the two can operate independently unless aircraft becomes stuck on the taxiway between the two, impeding safety cones on both, then you won’t ever be able to avoid what happened today.

[c52]

Thanks, I thought they usually parked planes too close to the Northern runway to be able to bring activate it usefully fast.

[Apron Artist]

61 departures and 62 arrivals cancelled.

[Charley B]

Originally Posted by wowzz

Even worse, the DM is saying that the issue was caused by "hot breaks" !

The Mail copied that lovely spelling from the Gatwick Social media
Twitter page ..it was there it originated from 😥

[wowzz]

Originally Posted by Charley B

The Mail copied that lovely spelling from the Gatwick Social media
Twitter page ..it was there it originated from 😥

So doubly worse ! I despair.

[VISCOUNT58]

Give them a brake will you