X-winds and cross runway closure
I also had a flight SYY-EDI where there were a lot of crosswinds and after landing, the pilot came on sounding very shaken to say that we may have noticed the wing came close to the tarmac but assuring us we had not been in any danger. It sounded more like he was trying to convince himself than to convince us
I've had 2 aborted landings @ EDI. One on easyJet when about 10 feet above the run way and far to far along it to even think about landing due to the lack of stoping distance and the fact the plane was going from side to side due to the cross winds. 2nd attempt was far better. There was a notable gasping from a lot of the pax as we went back up
The above statements came from recent passenger comments on Flyertalk. Such comments would have been common years ago when the main runway was 13/31 (now12/30). With the opening of 07/25 now 06/24 the X-wind issue should have gone away, except in exceptional circumstances. It appears that runway 12/30 is now always closed and the cross wind problem has re-surfaced!
Can anyone out there provide the background and reasoning behind the runway 12/30 closure?