How dangerous is a single runway, major airport?
This is in connection with Prague’ s desire to build a new parallel runway to the main one with trajectory 6/24. Actually it has a 2nd runway on trajectory 12/30, which it would close.
Its proponents are now pushing the safety aspect, that a single runway airport is dangerous in the event of an emergency? My question is, how dangerous? Safety is never 100% of course. I cannot recall an incident at a comparable European airport with a single runway which was blamed on the lack of a 2nd runway But I could well be wrong.
All thoughts and education appreciated!