British Airways spokesman John Lampl said that a portion of the runway was under construction, making it difficult for the pilot to see clearly where he was on the runway.
The plane was pushed back onto Runway 12-30, which is 9,354 feet long and 150 feet wide.
Easy to do.
Who is to cast the first stone?
I may have cut a corner or crushed a runway or taxiway light driving around various airports in big Boeings the last 18 or 20 years....And gotten away with it.
Once, during my first month as a B-747 captain I did a VIP flight into Split in Croatia and misjudged my turn on the runway...Left wheel tracks in the grass with 150 people waiting to greet the VIPs watching from top of the terminal building..A bit red in the face, but no CNN and no PPruNe on the scene.....
