Originally Posted by
reverserunlocked
Thankfully LBA gave TUI a bit longer than that to move their 738 but it’s an interesting one. I guess if you’ve really stuffed it up and wrecked the airframe/engines then it doesn’t really matter if you get the bulldozer out.
Bulldozing a 737 would be rather more of a deal than shifting a DC-3.
Though it didn't stop Arthur Hailey's airport manager from threatening to do the same to a (IIRC) 707, before Joe P stepped in and saved the day. As engineers often do, and not just in films.