Emirates NO LIGHTS!

[boeingwest]

So I was inbound to Tullamarine last night from CB in the wee hours when I hear on centre an Emirates aircraft call up after departure with their first contact with centre and also "can you please tell the tower I think we just took off with the lights off on RWY16"...

I landed 15 mins later and the lights were OFF on RWY16?? Anyone?

[neville_nobody]

Can't imagine the tower would clear someone for takeoff knowing the lights were off.

However if the allegation is true, I wonder if CASA will prosecute like they did to the QF boys in LST?

[NoseGear]

Are we assuming that the EK crew meant runway lights? Perhaps they meant their own aircraft lights:E

The old saying about ASSUME seems like it could apply here;)

Nosey

[fatbus]

Why make something out of nothing?

[Howard Hughes]

I landed 15 mins later and the lights were OFF on RWY16?? Anyone?
You landed with the lights off? That's far better than a take off with lights off!;)

[Jack Ranga]

Either way, BIG BALLS coming on here admitting so after what happened in Tassie.

[Mstr Caution]

Maybe he/she landed on 27 with the lights on that runway ON.

[boeingwest]

We landed 27 (clearly!). The m23 lights wont quite cut a landing with the RWY lights off!