Nigel/Pete - thanks - when did the airport say the runway
extension was going to be open on 1 May 2014?
I could not find a Press Release about that - its just that
an old mate told me last week the opening is now in July
when some big event at the airport is taking place
Elmdon
I would imagine there will be two openings
One will be the "operational" opening when the new runway lengths will be available. This will only happen when the works are completed sufficiently for the CAA to approve the use of the longer length. In all likelihood, this will happen without any ceremony and first aircraft in the queue at the appointed hour will be the first movement on it - it may well be a Dash 8
I would imagine the one in July will be the official opening in cojunction with the Chinese flights with all the accompanying press brouhaha; these flights will "justify" the runway extension works as I can hear the interviews and press release saying now...
You just have to hope that the operational opening has happened by the time the Chinese flights come in...
