here we ago again another piece of crap journalism
The Full facts are
1 ) It was the Northern runway closed not the southern.
2) the Southern only closes Sunday to Thursday nights for resurfacing. So the onlt time routine maintenace can be carried out on the Northern is Friday and Saturday nights.
3) Radar u/s !!!! Ha Ha Ha ha. The ILS on 27L is being upgraded so visula arrivals only until mid august.
4) The maintenace teams were removed at 03:00z due to the worsening weather and 27R would therefore be required for the first arrivals.
The weather was 4000m in haze Sct006 and Bkn 013.
5 ) The Aussies turned up a full hour early . His STA is actually 04:15z.
6) the runway was available after the required inspection at 03:38z. The QF actually landed 04:03 still ahead of time !!!!
7) 09R was looked at but not an option as the wind was 200 degrees
A load of fuss about nothing
Mind you the QF might have prefered landing on a runway that had not been inspected properly or indeed was not being maintained properly !!!!
Gooday
