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Old Jul 13, 2013, 5:05 pm
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LizzyDragon84
 
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Originally Posted by Cassie55
The aircraft is at a remote stand so why close the whole airport?
In the US, most commercial airports are required to have one or more emergency trucks on standby to respond to calls. If some or all of the trucks are on a call, the control tower has to shut some or all runways until the trucks are done. I assume the UK has similar rules.
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