Three hours is pretty quick. Just think about it. The entire management team have to find their highviz jackets and make an appearance, saving the lives of everyone else as they do so. Someone will have to draft a press release saying the airport is shut. Then a major incident plan will have to be initiated. By the time they have got to page 194 of the plan, the managers will be getting close to missing pre-dinner cocktails and itching to depart. This is when one of the pilots of stricken plane suggests he might just be able to taxi off the grass. But that will require a full risk assessment. When that's done another press release will have to be drafted to announce the reopening of the airport and praising the heroes in the airport fire service for laying down their lives to save others. The aircraft then taxies off the grass and the airport reopens. Then everyone with a brand new highviz jacket congratulates themselves on doing a professional job and they recommend each other to receive a nice fat bonus!
Brilliant
