Originally Posted by vintage ATCO
And King Pong, there is no where a B747 can park nose-out. We did it years ago with the Virgin one on the south apron, which was empty at the time, it never is now.
I hear your words but that BA 747 sat on the centre line of an EMPTY east apron for at least 15 minutes. A conversation then took place about a tow bar and that that the aircraft was to park noise in. Are you saying that a 747-400 can’t turn around on its own on an empty apron designed to accommodate 6 wide-bodied aircraft? Even if the aircraft could not park on stand without blocking several stands I would have thought it could have turned around. It then could have been re-fuelled and sent on its way.