Originally Posted by
aussie1234
I've always thought in this environment of threat and error management, on a purely language barrier reason, why they have airliners with a cockpit crew that one would guess have English as their second language taxi a further distance than nessisary plus cross an active runway that often has a requirement to expedite the crossing. All this while a Saab is landing on the runway right next to international. The computer may slot the 330 or 787 onto 16L/34R after a 10hr flight but can't it be overridden for the sake of common sense?
Beijing sent us on a 30 min taxy crossing an active runway a few weeks ago.
Why delay Aussie carriers (and everyone else) just because you think certain carriers are a problem?