Originally Posted by
treadigraph
They were landing on 26R at Gatwick from about 11pm on Monday night; no idea if that affects spacing requirements but there was a TUI 787 a little way ahead and several EasyJets had been held a bit earlier ahead of a bit of a rush. Presumably overnight works on 26L.
When 26R is in use at Gatwick the parallel taxiway Juliet cannot be be used simultaneously by aircraft with wingspan above 36m due to the runway/taxiway separation distance. Presumably with the B787 landing ahead of the Easyjets they had to be delayed in the air so the 787 had vacated Juliet by the time they landed. The UK AIP has some detail on restrictions when 08L/26R is in use.