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You obviously lead a sheltered, risk-averse life.
Without being pedantic, rwy ops at Manchester meet ICAO requirements and have been deemed sufficient by the authorities in this country.
Without dismissing the Gerona accident, there are so many variables that can create, exacerbate, but also diminish risk, that one should not make blanket statements about the safety of one particular operation.
Consider the safety-gains involved. Rwy 2 prevents mixed-mode traffic on a single rwy...now where have we recently seen a near-disaster as a result of THAT mode of operation...???
There's more in the spectrum than simply B & W.
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