Easyjet at Manchester

[mhk77]

Quick question which is puzzling me somewhat. Why did the Easyjet that diverted into Manchester not go into Liverpool. From what I hear it was speaking to the controllers at Liverpool which suggested it wasn't far away from the airport. Surely that would make more sense. Would certainly have been easier from an ATC point of view to have given it a straight in at Liverpool rather than trying to get into the much busier Manchester Airport? Also, Easy are based at Liverpool with hangars, maintenance crews etc etc. Seems a bit odd to me. Thanks in advance

[10002level]

Please see the post in the "Non Air Transport Issues" section (Why it is there I don't know).

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...hlight=easyjet

[squibbler]

"Electrical Problem"

No anti-skid braking & trouble with the flaps (ooeer missus !!)

Damp (possibly Wet - not sure) Runway.

Liverpool Runway length 2286m

Manchester runway length 3048m

No contest really.

[Squadgy]

Liverpool Runway length 2286m

With the added possibility of a splash at the end if things go really t!ts up !

[Nogbad the Bad]

Might be cuz they don't want the wheels nicked ??

[Jerricho]

Wow........it got to the 4th reply before that came up

[squibbler]

Nogbad, you really should drag yourself out of the stone age mate. That is the oldest "let's take the p**s out of scousers" joke going. Not only that but it's so tired and old it's just not funny any more

Playing "bash the scousers" is fine by me but lets have some new material !

[Captain Spunkfarter]

Hey squibbler,

Calm down! Calm down!

It is Christmas, so chill out you shell-suit-wearing, curly-haired, moustached, joyriding, kicked-out-of-Europe-for-hooliganism, Beatles-obsessed, ferry-riding, xmas-present-stealing, Boris-Johnson-hating, Cilla-Black-loving Scouse B@stard!

Seriously though, Glad Tidings!

[PPRuNe Radar]

I've seen it happen

[squibbler]

Hey Captain Spunkfarter, Merry Christmas to you too. Your humour is somewhat misplaced however. I'm not a scouser*. However I've added an 's' to the end of your feliciatation for our two resident scouse ATCO's (out of 20 odd) to read:

It is Christmas, so chill out you shell-suit-wearing, curly-haired, moustached, joyriding, kicked-out-of-Europe-for-hooliganism, Beatles-obsessed, ferry-riding, xmas-present-stealing, Boris-Johnson-hating, Cilla-Black-loving Scouse B@stards!

I'm sure your phone will start ringing in the middle of the night soon enough, not to mention the inevitable death threats.....

*Lancastrian me, born in Ormskirk and bloody proud of it. I don't wear shell suits lad, it's a flat fookin' cap. Now have a bloody good christmas or I'll set me whippets on to ye!

[stevethescotspilot]

I read in the paper with interest today that 70% of Scousers have had sex in the shower.
The other 30% haven't been sent to prison yet!

Hehe sorry guys- couldn't resist it!

[Gonzo]

Huh! Northerners!

[jabberwok]

Just to quash the insidious rumours that Liverpool is bad..

Clocked on for the night shift one November (back around 1971) for the usual Ford charters and Cambrian freighters to EGAA. About 2300 there was some flashing light activity so we peered round the lift shaft and saw a bunch of blokes pushing a Triumph Herald off the road onto the pavement and then all roar off again.

Several hours later as it got light again someone idly glanced over to the roadside and said "Who dumped that wrecked Herald over there?".

Picked clean it was - no bonnet, boot, wheels and probably no engine..

And before Sqibbler says anything I'm a Scouser too.. Left EGGP in 1972 - I doubt I'd know anyone there now..

jb

[eggpops8]

Squbbler
You must listen to a tape of yourself one day "lah"