Originally Posted by
Chris Scott
In the 1990s, BTW, what was by then designated simply Rwy 23 was available for landing only and its reciprocal was not available, except for taxiing.
Yes, in an earlier thread the consensus was that 05 was officially withdrawn in 1993, although it probably hadn't been used for some time prior to that. It was certainly in use when Terminal 4 opened in 1986, but obviously not by the time the T4 remote stands (441-457) were opened.
It may have been mentioned before but in the summer of 1955 long-haul ops were still conducted from marquees and huts on the North side. Seemed quite primitive - even to those of us arriving from darkest Africa. I see that there used to be a parallel taxiway north of the contemporary Rwy 10L/28R. Was the North terminal north of that taxiway?
The terminal, and main apron, were to the north of the parallel taxiway, with a smaller apron to the south.
