Originally Posted by
Navpi
Hats off to Manchester Airport and the ground handlers yesterday. The airport that normally throws out a NO DIV notice or gives a sense of reluctance to handle anything that is not scheduled really threw down the red carpet.
In my view this can do attitude all comes from the top and in CW there is a CEO who is more Gil Thompson than Charlie Cornish.
No idea where they parked as i disagree most were fuel and go given there wasn't actually anywhere to go ?
Non standard use of stands/closed stands by parking not using normal centre lines, stopping short etc. Works OK if only for a temporary short period but wouldn't over an extended period.
That coupled with MAN actually losing a few due diversions and cancelling overnight planned taxiway works meant it "just" worked. The various works going on sometimes overnight can compromise ability to take diverts. You can occasionally have an empty stand but no way to get there.
Despite what's often discussed on here that's actually the normal approach/consideration, colloquially referred to as "smart parking" (for longer term parking that refers to nose to tail overlapping aircraft). Still having somewhere to put the early morning arrivals has to be accommodated.