Originally Posted by
chaps1954
Just a point , even when aircraft are stored they still have to move to stop breaks sticking, tyres getting out of shape and as you probably noticed over last couple of years aircraft were
flown on circuits quite regularly by Jet2,TUI, Easy and Virgin so need to parked where they could be got at even the TUI MAXs moved and had the engines started
Runway 23L has been used when maintenance was done on 23R and in a few emergency situations.
chaps1954 agreed although i genuinely don't know how smaller airports managed.
Apart from an opportunity to generate income i genuinely don't know how airports with a fraction of the infastructure handled this.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/ne...planes-parked/
Footnote the crew member involved in yesterdays incident is safe and in hospital, so great news on that score.