Originally Posted by
Pandor
If I was commanding such a flight - and subject to the aircraft being capable - I would have thought of diverting to Gatwick and landing on the northern runway there (08L/26R) thus causing minimal disruption.
Seeing as you've actually managed to say all of this with an apparently straight face and with no obvious appreciation of any of the flying or safety issues involved, it's probably a good thing that you weren't commanding this flight.
In fact, do you command
any airline flights?