Originally Posted by
HOVIS
Do any of you people actually work at MAN? I do, I know it's full because I see it with my own eyes. If an aircraft that arrives at 7am has to be towed to a remote stand, and then towed back again to make a lunch time departure, just to clear a contact stand for another operator to do the same, it's full!
I remember the days when we had a dozen 747s turning around every day, only one had to be towed remote (QANTAS).
"Do any of you people actually work at MAN? I do"
What do you ?
Its always interesting to get a forensic view from inside the fence, although one presumes from what you have said it's back office and not apron operations.
Best utilisation of stands goes on at all airports does it not? That same stand could be used 2 or 3 times.
Do you honestly expect an aircraft just lay in situ for 12hours ?