It could only be good news for an airport trying to attract customers... :ok:

Mass Diversion in the 50s
 

I am, unfortunately, old enough to remember that Christmas Eve. It was probably around 1956 and my father drove me past the airport on Christmas morning. I remember there being a couple of Constellations, plus many BEA Viscounts, and a lot of DC-3s, Vikings etc. with runway 33/15 being used as a parking area. I doubt there were 120 aircraft though - more like 40 or so I would guess but it's certainly true that SEN had to refuse any further arrivals due to lack of parking space.

There was a story that, a couple of weeks later, there was still a BEA Viscount parked where it had arrived, so ATC called BEA to ask when it would be departing. "So that's where it is!" was the supposed reply - probably not true but a good story anyway.

Incidentally, does anyone know if a list of yesterday's diversions/re-routed arrivals is available anywhere on the Internet yet?

Not a lot! Much worse vis at Southend today - I wonder if all made their 'escape' as there was a limit on rating* allowed to takeoff in <400m vis.

*Not sure if this relates to pilots or aircraft!

Lydd seems to be doing the roaring trade in diversions today...good for them.:ok:

I agree. They should also do pretty well on fuel sales with those long approach procedures! But thats for the Lydd thread.
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