Manofman - Taxiways and airside roads should have been de-iced and swept that way they would have been able to get onto the runway - PRIOR PLANNING!! Or was there not enough man power on shift. The Bean counters not allowing overtime?? Yes there is landing traffic to dodge but it’s a winter afternoon in Feb during the worst recession to hit the airlines - hardly peak week in summer aircraft movements going on.
MAN777 - MAN has 2 runways, but the bean counters are not prepared to cover the cost of opening the second. Fire cover on the far side would have to open, extra controllers in the tower and airfield ops to carry out runway inspections.
I have experience of being stuck in the hold at Dayne with 23R blocked and having to divert with other carriers, we were not allowed to do a visual approach onto 23L, a CAVOK day too!!
MAN needs to pull its socks up sharpish but whilst bean counters are running it there is no chance! IMHO