Originally Posted by
El Bunto
I don't think it's a big issue, there are well over 200 approved diversion airfields for the big whale.
Manston, Doncaster, Stansted, Glasgow, Dublin, Shannon and Brussels are all compatible and approved by Airbus as A380 alternatives and which are closer than Madrid, for example. BA have already used Shannon ( G-XLEA ).
http://com.airbus-fenice.customers.a...ty_network.pdf
I feel Manston may present a slight problem these days!