What a surprise. !! Everyone waiting for a BA tug to arrive !!
30 min closure is totally unacceptable. Normally a tug is requested as a matter of course for any hydraulic failure just in case the aircraft becomes disabled on the runway. I can only presume that BA were cionfident of the aircraft vacating. . .Mind you i know an occasion when BA had 8 1/2 hours notice of a classic coming in from the states with hydraulic problems and still couldnt get the tug to the aircraft (disabled in block 17 09R) in time. When they did supply one it was a one of these towbarless tugs which is totally useless on the runway because it tends to damage the light fittings when it scoops the nosewhhel up. The runway was closed for an hour.!! . .Typical lack urgency in BA if you ask me.. .Perhaps its BA's airport after all.
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