Originally Posted by
sinbad73
Presumably it will be towed somewhere remotely during the long layover, to save using up valuable real estate by putting a gate out of commission for 6 hours or so?
EDI doesn't currently have any remote stands capable of accommodating a B77W. All four suitable stands are adjacent to the terminal. The SE end of the permanently closed Runway 12/30, including Block 33, would have been suitable but this is now fenced off and is being converted to a car park. A large number of new stands are planned for the area between the SE Apron and the former GAT / hangars but construction won't start until later this year. That said, I don't think there should be a problem keeping a B77W at a terminal stand at that time of the day. It's overnight when parking space is at a premium at EDI, not during the afternoon and early evening. An unserviceable B77W stuck at EDI for several days might be more problematic. I suspect it would be put on the South Cargo Apron but with the wings and fuselage extending considerably beyond the dimensions of the stand.