Stanstead - two planes, one stand
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum (mods please move) but here goes ...
I was in Stanstead last Friday night, awaiting a flight to SNN. Sitting waiting to board, I witnessed something I've never seen before at an airport.
A Ryanair flight (org Dub I believe) was coming towards its stand (LHS) and was being followed by an Easyjet flight which had its stand in the RHS. At the last second, the Ryanair flight decided to turn into the stand on the RHS. The easyjet plane slammed on the brakes, and narrowly (A few feet in my estimation) avoided hitting the Ryanair flight.
After a standoff for a few minutes, the Ryanair flight managed to turn correctly into its designated stand on the LHS.
My questions - who gives the stand info to the pilots, and is this a common occurrence?