Bristol Airport boycotted by pilots...

[FsNovice]

...due to a lack of grooves, making landing dangerous. Some EasyJet pilots complained that they had experienced difficulties bringing the planes to a stop safely, and there have been 2 incidents of pilots overshooting due to bad weather in the last 2 months. That would be normal if the runway wasnt being resurfaced so parts are very slippery.

Read the whole story here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6236543.stm


Its Bristol Uk if you hadnt already guessed.

[EGNX]

I've heard about this, and I don't really blame them for not operating at Bristol when the runway is wet. Health and safety comes first! It also looks like lots of other airlines are following easyJets example.

[C]

Looking at other sites you see what they're getting at - two minor icidents last week alone, including one aircraft departing the runway (admittedly in very poor conditions).

[Woodlouse2002]

If you look at the pictures then it's not really suprising they've had to close the runway.......

[Craig.]

My only complaint about Bristols runway is the close proximity of the large drop off the end of runway 27. All of my lessons there I wondered what would happen if a plane overshot at high speed.

[C]

My only complaint about Bristols runway is the close proximity of the large drop off the end of runway 27. All of my lessons there I wondered what would happen if a plane overshot at high speed.

Easy... It'd take off again...

[Craig.]

My only complaint about Bristols runway is the close proximity of the large drop off the end of runway 27. All of my lessons there I wondered what would happen if a plane overshot at high speed.

Easy... It'd take off again...

theres always one

[expat]

If you look at the pictures then it's not really suprising they've had to close the runway.......

Woody, do you know the story behind this picture, apart from it being in Germany?

Matt

[cspyro21]

One of my friends (who lives in Spain, flew over into Bristol) was onboard one of the two aircraft that overshot the runway. Apparently it wasn't that bad though, just ended up a few metres off of the runway and hit a few approach lights

[C]

and hit a few approach lights

Oh! Not too bad eh! What about the poor LIGHTS!

[Mictheslik]

Was going to go down there yesterday, but there didnt seem too much point......I flew in on easyjet just before Christmas and we did seem to brake rather hard on touchdown lol

.Mic

[Woodlouse2002]

If you look at the pictures then it's not really suprising they've had to close the runway.......

Woody, do you know the story behind this picture, apart from it being in Germany?

Matt

I don't. I had it on the best authority that it was Bristol.

[Hagar]

Bristol Airport is now open for business. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6240147.stm

[F3Hadlow]

and hit a few approach lights

Oh! Not too bad eh! What about the poor LIGHTS!

If you think an aircraft smashing a few lights is bad, try asking the B52 crew who attended the 2005 Leuchars Airshow how many their aircraft managed to destroy whilst taxiing prior to departing...

[C]

At least is wasn't taking out humans like the B-1B at RIAT 2001...