a good deal safer
Rainboe, the airfield is inherently safer than those pre-extension days. This is borne out by logic, which is derived from the present runway with improved parameters and facilities, plus the replacement of older and less capable type aircraft. The evidence for this comes in the decline in the number of incidents. I remember 5/6 such accidents in my time there, so almost 1 every 2 years. In those days it perhaps was an accident waiting to happen, but not nowadays. However crews still need to remain vigilant (whats new?).