oldlowandslow
I fully appreciate that, but the two gentlemen up the front were potentially the proud owners of a 75t glider. I would have thought that the nearest strip of concrete would have been the best
When the decision was made to divert, which was the nearest strip (in suitable track miles) of concrete (please confine yourselves to runways "suitable" for a commercial A319).
Since you are SLF, I will leave out the factors that mean the "nearest" might not be best e.g. briefing / familiarity. I will also leave out, for the same reason, the 'R' in DODAR which will make it a complex answer, especially in a changing scenario (as apparently here).
I am 95% certain it was LHR 27R
were potentially the proud owners of a 75t glider
why? Or rather, why ere they to any greater extent than when they reported yesterday morning?