Originally Posted by
smiling monkey
I do recall an Air Asia Indonesia A320 diverting to Kalgoorlie a few years ago due to excessive holding time due weather in Perth at night. Their biggest issue was not knowing KGI has pilot activated lighting and their unfamiliarity with operating with PAL. If I remember correctly, a local aircraft enroute to the east coast from Perth helped with keying the lights for their arrival.
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I always thought it was astounding in a supposed 1st world country like Australia that all these airports have notoriously unreliable PAL. It seems possible for the councils etc to keep the street lights on every night without a problem but can't seem to keep runway lights on all night?