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Old 23rd May 2016, 20:30
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I also heard a rumour of an incident of a 319 landing on 27R at Heathrow (almost 10,000 ft still available beyond the touchdown zone) where it narrowly missed the last set of markers. This was still deemed an incident worthy of discussion even bearing in mind that the plane could comfortably stop three times over in the remaining space. The piece was allegedly full of reminders about timely touchdowns or a go-around. That is the level of safety that is drummed into crews over and over again at this airline. Contrast that with the way some Indonesian flights are operated (with the inevitable results) and I know who I would rather be flying with!
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