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Old 12th Dec 2017, 16:46
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And Manchester - Heathrow

Watching FR24 on Sunday to see how things were going, I saw a BA Manchester - Heathrow flight circling north of London start to head north and it returned to its origin - Manchester.

Earlier in the day it was interesting to see how the flights into Luton and Stansted were handled - diverting to Doncaster, Mancheser, Liverpool and Bournemouth, for example.

I am full of admiration for the flight crews, ATC staff and people on the ground who ensure that everyone gets down safely somewhere in these conditions, or takes the decision not to fly.

It's a shame the media don't focus a bit more on these efforts than on the "stranded passenger" aspect of these things.
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