"Climate change, stupid"
It might very well be climate change?
The financial climate, which means airports will do ANYTHING to maximise their profits, in keeping with the standard psychotic behaviour of corporations and those who run them, means that any attempt to operate a "long grass policy" is doomed by the requirement to harvest the hay on the airport at the optimum time to allow the connected farmer the best product.
The RAF reckoned that a long grass policy discouraged the presence of many of the "offending" bird species, taking care to ensure the lighting systems and electronic radiators were unaffected by such vegetation.
I can't see the modern airport managers allowing this practice to interfere with the hay income, which must feature along with the shopping franchises in the terminals, in helping the beancount to look better!
Last edited by BARKINGMAD; 27th Aug 2013 at 08:08.