Originally Posted by
willy wombat
The biggest problem with the emergency runway is that it is too close to the parallel taxiway - you cannot have an aircraft landing or departing on 26R/08L when another aircraft is using the parallel taxiway.
Without wishing to nit-pick, I believe this is incorrect. There is a wingspan restriction below which permits use of the second runway and taxiway Juliet simultaneously. Then again it’s been a while since I saw the local Gatwick regs.
Interesting propisal to use the main and the northern together however. Place your bets on who blinks first - the CAA or GAL....