Originally Posted by HEATHROW DIRECTOR
I'm not impressed with contactower's remarks. Safety is never "compromised".
Sorry Heathrow Director, I did not mean to imply that go-arounds were unsafe, Heathrow runs a very, very safe operation indeed...I don't doubt that for a minute.
Originally Posted by HEATHROW DIRECTOR
Perhaps he would explain further..?
My comment, "when a plane shuts a runway by strewing burst tyre all over it safety can be compromised" was merely a reference to this incident:
http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/cms_resou...pdf_501135.pdf
It was more than ten years ago and I'm sure it wouldn't be allowed to happen now. I'm just really interested to hear what people have to say on this 'issue' (if indeed there is an issue at all).