Saturday morning in Palma during the mid-eighties. A row of G reg Boeing 737/757/767's, doors closed, passegers boarded, had been waiting between one and two hours for their slot times to come up. A Lufthansa 737 taxied in, parked and half an hour later called for start clearance, which was given immediately. A very British voice said: "Hey Lufthansa, how did you manage that?" The Lufthansa pilot replied: "We came here yesterday and put our towel on the runway! True story, I was one of those who were twiddling our thumbs.