It could have been one of those headlines we all read about.
In the morning rush of Italian Football charter flights, which saw a high rate of movements,
additional parking was being provided on the southern taxiways of 06L/24R, which route to R2.
A base was established as a control centre. Vehicles intending to route to this control point were
instructed to route by the perimeter road which passes behind the the ILS and crosses between the
lighting gantries to the southern perimeter road.
But what happens? Two bright mauve painted catering trucks from a well known MAN Airport catering unit
decide that the shortest distant between two points is a straight line. As a constant stream of
inbound airliners were landing on 24R, the two Alpha Catering vehicles entered the active at J1 in
front of a landing SN Brussels A319, and proceeded along 24R at a sedate pace to the aptly titled
Incident Control Point. Causing a following AZI 737 to go around. (additional fuel bill to Alpha?)
So Chiglet, Cossack, whose head is going to roll - answers on a postcard please. Though I understand
the form filling is taking up a little more space than is available on a postcard.