GCI closed due to A/C Emergency

[Ranger 1]

Just heard GCI is closed due to an A/C Emergency any info?

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Where's GCI in English please?

[eastern wiseguy]

EGJB.........or Guernsey ..

[friendlyskies]

Tusk tusk HD - fancy not knowing GCI is the center of the universe for some of us. BEA used to fly Viscounts LHR GCI, ah those were the days.

:)

[AN2 Driver]

So any news from the center of the Universe then? :}

sorry, could not resist :)

[friendlyskies]

Nothing that I have heard but then again I am sitting in my shack at Cobo Bay getting tight on some excellent Calvados with chums.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

I don't know any three letter codes. ATC people use EGJB. Sorry..

[Avman]

Good enough excuse as an ATCO, but not good enough as a spotter! Any respectible senior spotter knows where GCI is. Angleterre zero points :} ;)

Regards from MST

[gci2]

Haven't seen anything about this on local news, but that's really not surprising - I don't think they work weekends ! Looked at the airport website earlier and there were flights departing.

[GunkyTom]

To GCI 2 -Do you really live in Guernsey? If so, you surely know that the airport is open 7 days a week from 0600 until 2100 or later for exts/amb flts/SAR. Who do you think is there when the 'paper plane' and mail plane lands ? Back on topic, yes it was closed for about half an hour, light a/c had a problem and eventually landed safely,blocking the runway. It will no doubt feature in the press this morning.

[gci2]

Spot on WingoWango....and yes GunkyTom, You have punished me on many occasions.......how do you guys always find the roughest bit of weather to bring the last Aurigny in each time I come back from Gatwick?? Only joking of course, you guys and the pilots do a great job in some very difficult weather conditions....BUT, you have scared the CR*P out of me on more than one occasion!!!Time to extent the runway..then us pax could suffer for longer.

[GunkyTom]

GCI 2 :\ Sorry, I was a bit touchy. I have re read your comments and given myself a severe kicking ! :ouch: Lengthen the runway ? Ahhh pipedreams.