Just to correct a couple of Posts on this subject:
2 aircraft left the runway surface, not 3, as some Posters have stated.
ATC certainly did not exert any "pressure" on the EZY aircrew to depart (Winsheer's post). The ATCOs concerned passed frequent wind updates to the crews concerned, as was entirely appropriate. In such circumstances, ATC pass as much information as possible to flight crews, including latest braking action- and runway surface condition reports, to enable pilots to make informed decisions.
On related topics on the thread:
Brain Fade: predictable comments, offensive and puerile as ever.The one about ATC "cutting corners" beggars belief from someone who purports to being a professional pilot.
Dunlops Up: Did you make your comments/complaints known to BRS ATC through any channel available to you (Flight Safety Manager/ASR/MOR/phone call to ATC?) If not, why not? Whatever happened to CRM/TRM, which is equally applicable to pilot-ATCO exchanges.