Prestwick slips away

[Bullitt]

Aircraft slides off end of runway

The runway at Prestwick Airport in the west of Scotland has reopened after a plane skidded on to the grass verge.

The Ryanair flight from Dublin had just touched down before 0900 GMT when it slid on ice while taxiing towards the terminal building.

 

[feicarsinn]

Knowing Ryanair the plane didn't have brakes. They were probably an optinal extra that was declined in the interest of keeping costs low.

 

[St Helens RLFC]

You all have to chip £1 in for the reverse thrust.

 

[O'Rothlain]

What does this have to do with Prestwick?

 

[cyRil]

It's his airport!!!

 

[O'Rothlain]

I've officially become retarded... :huh:
Geez...

 

[cyRil]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (O'Rothlain @ Dec 23 2009, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I thought Europe was a country... :huh:
Geez...[/b]

 

[wigan_rlfc]

The thing is, airports on the continent that get far more frequent snowfall than we do seem to function alright. I've been on planes that had to be sprayed with a de-icing fluid to remove the snow before they could take off but the Runways didn't have any problems even with 2ft of snow on each side of them.

 

[RC]

Boo!
You tease me with such topic ***les and dash my hopes quite spectacularly!

 

[O'Rothlain]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Dec 23 2009, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (O'Rothlain @ Dec 23 2009, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I thought Europe was a country... :huh:
Geez...[/b]

[/b][/quote]

You *******!

 

[Bullitt]

 

[St Helens RLFC]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wigan_rlfc @ Dec 23 2009, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

The thing is, airports on the continent that get far more frequent snowfall than we do seem to function alright. I've been on planes that had to be sprayed with a de-icing fluid to remove the snow before they could take off but the Runways didn't have any problems even with 2ft of snow on each side of them.[/b]

Are any of those airports colder than Scotland though?

 

[Charles]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (St Helens RLFC @ Dec 26 2009, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wigan_rlfc @ Dec 23 2009, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The thing is, airports on the continent that get far more frequent snowfall than we do seem to function alright. I've been on planes that had to be sprayed with a de-icing fluid to remove the snow before they could take off but the Runways didn't have any problems even with 2ft of snow on each side of them.[/b]

Are any of those airports colder than Scotland though?
[/b][/quote]

I would think that any Scandinavian or eastern European airport are, yes.

 

[wigan_rlfc]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (St Helens RLFC @ Dec 26 2009, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wigan_rlfc @ Dec 23 2009, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The thing is, airports on the continent that get far more frequent snowfall than we do seem to function alright. I've been on planes that had to be sprayed with a de-icing fluid to remove the snow before they could take off but the Runways didn't have any problems even with 2ft of snow on each side of them.[/b]

Are any of those airports colder than Scotland though?
[/b][/quote]


Munich, Stuttgart and Zurich in mid February are.