Originally Posted by
Timelord
Since it is a civilian aircraft with a civilian crew and pax bound for The Wirral, any idea why is it landing at Brize rather than Liverpool or Manchester?
It pretty much boils down to the fact that.... If I owned Liverpool or Manchester airport, would I want that plane landing at my airport??
The answer is no. Apart from the disruption it would cause to my business for the day, there is the big box of "what if's", and also I wouldn't be wild about footage of my airport with pilots in chemical suits taxiing around all the normal recognisable planes appearing on evening news bulletins around the world.