Had this from a friend in the midlands.
Yesterday I was talking to a chap I know who was made redundant from the airport earlier this year, I asked why the big jets like the airbus double decker and jumbo jets where still not using the airport even though the runway extension as been open for months. His reply took me by surprise, its all hush hush but the biggest jet that can land and take of fully laden is still the 777 and the reason why is because someone cocked up the new extension and if a fully laden airbus A380 or jumbo tried to land or take of then the new extension is in danger of collapsing as the foundations aren’t strong enough, it seems they are looking to see if they can underpin it. If its true it could only happen in Brum
any one able to verify ? or explain why the extension isn't in use for heavies.