With reference to the MAN story as reproduced here - hmmmmmm closed for 7 hours?
Runway 24R / 06L was closed for almost 7 hours yeah - but we were shifting traffic in a surprisingly efficient albeit "non standard" way from 24L / 06R for the whole of that period.
So yeah we did have a few diversions to EGGP and EGNH and, of course there was great disruption all 'round, but we *were* still moving traffic in weird and wonderful ways - and quite alot of it too considering.
Far be it for me to disagree with what MAPlc say anyhow - just seemed like a bit of an inaccurate statement to me - "closed for 7 hours" - gee thanks for the recognition
[ 28 August 2001: Message edited by: niteflite01 ]