We know … it all happened on the runway!
I see that the cited Malaga flight was stranded "ON THE RUNWAY" for two hours according to the loons writing for the Daily Fail. The MEN also made the same error.
Just curious … we know that journalists regularly trawl the pages of PPRuNe. Can one of you please explain why so many of your peers … who make a living from writing … seem incapable of understanding the simple word 'RUNWAY'. How technical do you think this word is? Most primary schoolkids know what a runway is! Have journalists lost all pride in maintaining basic professional standards?
Of course, if the commonly cited "on the runway" pieces were actually true we'd have some great stories! Not just the consequent mega-delays either. I personally loved the one in which the England squad returning home from the World Cup "disembarked on the runway". Now that would have been worth watching … better box-office than the matches by far!
Seriously, journos, get a grip! There is NO EXCUSE for professional writers to misuse such a simple word.