Rumours of "The wrong type of tarmac being used to resurface the runway"?
For an airline to cancel flights when rain is forecast is rather unusual. Norwich had problems a few years back, but nothing on this scale.
How do you make a slippery runway non-slippery rapidly? I guess you can grind grooves on the surface, but this makes a mockery of the recent expenditure on 'glass' tarmac!
easyJet are rapidly fitting arrestor hooks onto their A319 fleet to utilise Bristol's newly fitted runway arrestor wire (to be installed tonight)! Rumours of ex Ark Royal Buccaneer and Phantom pilots coming out of retirement to fly their planes are rife!