[QUOTE=Spanish eyes;10501604]Is not "dispensation" a single word for "we will turn a blind eye and hope for the best" Dispensation must have been granted for historical reasons but rules are made for good reasons. Fortunate that this Britannia 757 in the second photo didn't land at Southend. Seems to me that safety is and has been compromised at Southend for years. Short narrow Cat 1 runway runway with a church well inside the safety zone with both Ryanair and Easyjet flying on their limits but as the poster above has stated Stobart exonerates itself by saying we take no responsibility if anything happens despite the breach of safely rules as we have an exemption.
[/QUOTEOn the basis of your argument LCY would still be a bit of derelict dock surrounded by stagnant water and tower blocks. I think perhaps the CAA are better arbiters of safety.