Take off clearance at GLA
Apologies if this is the wrong forum but as SLF just wanted to how often the following happens......
I was on the BA flight from GLA to LHR last night (17.15) and after waiting at the holding point the aircraft entered the runway and stopped. Thrust was then applied as normal to I guess the standard initial setting but instead of going to t/o thrust the a/c taxied and then exited at the first turning.
The PF announced on the pa that air traffic had asked them to vacate as the aircraft on finals was too close and therefore he had been asked to clear the runway.
Personally I have never seen/heard this happen before as I would have thought the the aircraft on finals would normally be sent around rather than the aircraft actually on the runway being asked to clear.
Sorry if any of the terminolgy is wrong. This maybe a relatively normal occurance but was interested to see what your thoughts were.
Thanks