Originally Posted by
Harry Wayfarers
One can land an A318 from JFK in to LCY but one cannot get one back out again, it can only get as far as SNN.
Payload isn't just people on board, it is fuel etc.all very well landing a lightly loaded ferry A330/B747 in to Northolt/Cambridge respectively but can they get back out again with any significant fuel load on board?
No, but I imagine that Brize Norton was the next stop in any case.