Out of position aircraft?
Looks like Gatwick is getting some of Heathrow's long haul diverts due to fog - just seen Cathay and Singapore Airlines 777s arrive on 26L, both being airlines that don't operate out of Gatwick.
So my question is - what happens to these aircraft for their next flight? Short positioning flight to Heathrow when it's possible and a delay/cancellation of the return flight? Bus the next flight passengers from Heathrow to Gatwick and fly back out of Gatwick? Or fly back to base empty (but surely that would lose a huge amount of revenue)?
Cheers,