A319 Short Field Performance ?
Hi,
Was PAX very recently on a A319 into EGLL landing on 27L - the only unusual thing about that being:
1. Whoever was handling managed to stop the the a/c and vacate onto taxiway Alpha (formerly R/W23). A pretty tidy shortfield arrival and something I hadn't seen done since our collegues at British Midland and Brymon used to run their DHC-7s into LHR.
2. It seemed to be well withing the a/c capabilities - i.e no tooth dislodging braking and snaking etc etc
Me not being familar with the perfomance of the 319, I was wondering is this typical? any one else vacate onto alpha to make the journey to the various T1 stands quicker?
Cheers