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Old 8th Jun 2009, 09:30
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Julian Hensey
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Flipping runways in thunderstorm conditions at LHR

Just a question:

If you have a large amount of bad weather on the east side of LHR, so much so that departing traffic is having a tough time finding a route out, but the prevailing wind is from the east, can runways be changed to the west departures even with a tail wind from the east? Is there any maximum wind that this can be done or is this "it would never happen" situation?

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