Originally Posted by
FIRESYSOK
Exacerbated by reverse thrust. Why anyone would double down on reverse as the plane slides is beyond me. Those winds and BA should have set off alarm bells.
No disagreement here -- that's a ton of crosswind for slick runway operations.
Q: why wasn't the airport operating on 4's instead of 9's/10s?
A: Arrival rates (AAR) drop by nearly 2/3.
Pressures induced by "pushing the tin" ATC policies are a factor as well.
