Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
A quick look at instances of that flight from LCY landing at JSI on FR24 since the service resumed this summer would suggest that around half of arrivals (including the flight in question) make the A3 exit to the apron, with the other 50% or so rolling to the end to turn and backtrack.
Risking the craft and all on board to make a turn-off doesn’t seem like a sensible strategy to me, especially as a relatively small aircraft like this can presumably turn around at any point along the runway once stopped.
With almost 50% of the airline’s entire movements landing at LCY, I am quite surprised this airline had one of its aircraft end up in this position. It is not as if they are lacking in experience of short-field ops!