1: BA rent the North Terminal, and are probably responsible for around 75% of the movements at LGW (thereabouts).
2: It needed to be a 747 to check the clearances under the bridge.
3: I don't know about you....but if the Bearded one was about try and pull a publicity stunt (as rumoured), then wouldn't you want to make sure you got the
PR coup?
Faced with this prospect, the words attributed to Rod E were apparently (insert Oz accent here) "Over my Dead body...!"