Coppi,
I am sorry if I missed the details in a post - but what makes you think the aerodrome was closed at the time the crew set-off? Is it not possible that it was closed for some reason after they got airborne?
Antonov,
Thank you for gallantly rushing to my defence, but I am sure that LSM's "condolences" comment was tongue in cheek and humorous, and not said with any malice. We say the same about Easyjet crew when we see them, it is just gentle ribbing, nothing nefarious.