It is easy to be clever when looking on from a distance, I know very well. Still, I cannot help thinking EBBR was about the poorest choice possible for an emergency landing. Plus that, as stated above, there were plenty of alternatives at hand, EBBE Beauvechain to begin with. Depending on their location when "trouble" began, EBLG Liege and EBST Sint Truiden would also have been possible, both very quiet at the time of day, both with long hard runways. And while perhaps EBST radio might not be active, EBLG and EBBE certainly would.
Had they called a Mayday, or even Pan-Pan? In that case, EBST could certainly have been "woken up".
But the official accident report will explain it all, in a couple of years.
[[ later added ]] @above: perhaps the meaning was "it is a pity"? As the phrase stands, it looks a bit funny.
Last edited by Jan Olieslagers; 9th October 2020 at 10:09.