A/c already going the long way round through the main apron
Surely it's actually a case of ATC using the most expeditious route or the one that results in the lowest
overall traffic delay to all affected aircraft.
This is quite normal, rather like at other big airports, e.g. LHR, LGW, STN, MAN...
And BTW, the 'Main Apron' route is actually designated as Taxiway Alpha and has been for over 12 months...
