It's strange to have such a busy airport as Gatwik operating with only one runway. Other than this incident any aircraft could have mechanical problems and gets stuck on the runway at anytime. This type of operations leaves no margin for any technical problem.
Gatwick Airport has 2 runways...but they are too close together to be used simultaneously (maybe it wasn't an issue when the airport was built). I think it takes about 15mins to switch from one runway to the other.
I think it's absurd that Gatwick operates as a single runway facility and needs to seriously plan on investing the capital to make it a working dual runway airport. It certainly has the air traffic to support the improvement.
What if I told you Gatwick Airport knows that? What if I told you Gatwick Airport wants to implement that? What if I told you that there was an agreement between Gatwick and the local council not do that? What if I told you that agreement has ended? Did you really think Gatwick was content with 1 full-time runway?
Another runway was proposed but cancelled after a huge political storm. It meant a nearby town was going to be unliveable and probably have to be demolished. Southeast UK is full!
Funny how people say the first thing that comes into their heads without even pausing for half a second to remotely consider why there isn't a second runway at Gatwick. Oh well.
The wingspan of the A-380 is a substantial portion of the spacing between those two "runways". If the emergency runway was already full of aircraft taxiing, then taking the time to hook up the tug to the Super was by far the most expedient solution.
The sooner that 2nd runway is able to be put to use the better after relatively minor adjustments as it doesn’t involve destroying a whole town unlike Heathrow’s proposed 3rd runway
Add BA reported smoke in cabin on recent A380 flight..diverted with over 400 passengers onboard.Qantas recently had 2 issues on a380 flights prompting diversions as well .Not a good week for the behemoth..
Maybe the officials at LGW should consider redesigning the secondary runway by extending it and expanding the separation between the two runways to have both in use at the same time.
Technical failures will always occur. Its not just about airport logistics as long as those at hand are compliant. There are sufficient alternate airports in the area so there was no crisis from that point of view. There issue was resolved with excellent teamwork
I think you are thinking of the word ‘Failure’. This is NOT an Accident but a failure of a system in the plane. Of course it happens also to other aircrafts!
There was a similar incident with hydraulic leakage on an Emirates A380 4th July at Birmingham (BHX), fortunately it made it off the runway and was held on a taxiway until it was towed to the stand.
Having landed on the second runway very late at night a few years ago, perhaps the airport should have opened it for a short while whilst the main runway was being cleared. Also the second emergency runway is used as a taxiway mainly, which aircraft would have had to be cleared first.
The Emirates plane was stuck for 1/2 hour. It would've taken that long to clear any taxiing aircraft (the adjacent taxiway J was probably full) do a runway inspection then position aircraft to use it.
Wonder if those who landed at Luton were bussed to Gatwick or remained on the aircraft. It's only about an hour around the M25 at that time of night, so it might have been quicker, and for some who didn't have a car to pick up it may have been better to take the train from Luton, especially as the DART is now open.
London Gatwick airport deserves to have a second standard runway that can operate independent of the current main runway. This is such a busy airport and had for a long time been the busiest single runway airport in the planet until Mumbai's airport caught up and surpassed it.
For parallel runway operations, the distance between runways needs to be 250m, so unless they’re going to move the entire runway over 50m, I don’t see any improvement happening any time soon.
Gatwick is not an actual one runway airport (they have two, but only one might be able to operate at one time). Isn't this case is the best example to operate that other runway and avoid suspending terminal altogether?
Operating a runway isn't as simple as flicking a switch. Lots of things need to be done before using the other runway to ensure its fit for flights to land continuously.
Goes to show that Gatwick needs a new 2nd runway or some improvements need to be made to make the existing 2nd runway workable instead of adding a 3rd runway to Heathrow.
They must have realised that there was an undercarriage problem some time beforehand because, as we live on the flight path we watched it line up then divert and go around again.
3 runways at Changi but they don’t all operate at the same time. Last time I read the NOTAMS for Changi at least one was closed and the other two were split between arrivals and departures.
It is ridiculous that there is only one runway at Gatwick, but Britain cannot organise anything anymore There are always immigration queues at airports, and they know what flights are arriving, so why don’t they put on enough staff to manage entry to the UK, and to get baggage to the carousel within a few minutes, rather than waiting an hour and a half, which is my worst at delay at Gatwick
Did you not watch the video? If you had bothered to watch it, you would realise that there are two runways. Only 1 runway is used full-time and the other is used in emergencies. Watch the video before commenting.
@@LocutusDid you watch the video? Gatwick is *effectively* a one runway airport, as proven in the instance discussed in the video. The other runway did not come into operation during the emergency.
Plenty of aircraft using it as a taxiway. By the time they cleared all the traffic off, the tug was likely hooked up to the A380 and they were ready to tow it off.
There’s a lot of building work in progress there at the moment. I believe they’re constructing another high speed exit between the runways. I assume that the shorter runway might not be physically available as a landing surface during the construction work.
But why did it take 45 min(!) to tow an aircraft off the runway? It shouldn’t take more than 10 min for a tug to get there and pull the plane out of the runway. Right? 🤔
It was an unforseen problem but who knows. But it can happen to any one.... But gatwick airport Ltd has to try and get another runway build which I know. But residents have put up objection against it and so is Heathrow and Luton airport too...
As the effects of global warming are fast becoming very apparent, it is clear we don’t need a second runway at LGW nor a third at LHR. What is needed is a ban on all inter European flights with transfer to trains. This will quickly free up space at both these airports for long haul travel, where train isn’t a real option. It would also make sense for allEuropean governments to drastically reduce train prices and at the same time properly tax flights and aviation fuel, which are currently substantially subsidised.
It's strange to have such a busy airport as Gatwik operating with only one runway. Other than this incident any aircraft could have mechanical problems and gets stuck on the runway at anytime. This type of operations leaves no margin for any technical problem.
Not really strange when you understand London area airports. Lot of space constants and community opposition
I like your spelling of Gatwick
Gatwick Airport has 2 runways...but they are too close together to be used simultaneously (maybe it wasn't an issue when the airport was built). I think it takes about 15mins to switch from one runway to the other.
I think it's absurd that Gatwick operates as a single runway facility and needs to seriously plan on investing the capital to make it a working dual runway airport. It certainly has the air traffic to support the improvement.
Heathrow has only two!
London, the land of NIMBYs, don't hold your breath mate...
What if I told you Gatwick Airport knows that? What if I told you Gatwick Airport wants to implement that? What if I told you that there was an agreement between Gatwick and the local council not do that? What if I told you that agreement has ended?
Did you really think Gatwick was content with 1 full-time runway?
Another runway was proposed but cancelled after a huge political storm. It meant a nearby town was going to be unliveable and probably have to be demolished. Southeast UK is full!
Funny how people say the first thing that comes into their heads without even pausing for half a second to remotely consider why there isn't a second runway at Gatwick. Oh well.
The wingspan of the A-380 is a substantial portion of the spacing between those two "runways". If the emergency runway was already full of aircraft taxiing, then taking the time to hook up the tug to the Super was by far the most expedient solution.
The sooner that 2nd runway is able to be put to use the better after relatively minor adjustments as it doesn’t involve destroying a whole town unlike Heathrow’s proposed 3rd runway
Add BA reported smoke in cabin on recent A380 flight..diverted with over 400 passengers onboard.Qantas recently had 2 issues on a380 flights prompting diversions as well .Not a good week for the behemoth..
The Qantas incidents are likely due to the fact that the A380s involved were only recently activated, so have been stored for a long time.
These are one off incidents. Jumbo is still very reliable.
You forgot about the most serious issues ,..
Wing cracking by far the most important issues to be resolved !!
408 passanegers, jheez i can see why gulf carriers have like 5 flights daily from every london airport, the demand is insane
Maybe the officials at LGW should consider redesigning the secondary runway by extending it and expanding the separation between the two runways to have both in use at the same time.
They want to. But it would have to get planning permission which would meet huge opposition from local people.
They do, it's the UK though and extra runway capacity has been a conversation for the last 20 years.. nothing gets done
It's the ultimate NIMBY situation.
I had the same idea many many years ago about the stanbu runway at Gatwick Airport..
Same with Heathrow Airport too bro
Technical failures will always occur. Its not just about airport logistics as long as those at hand are compliant. There are sufficient alternate airports in the area so there was no crisis from that point of view. There issue was resolved with excellent teamwork
Quite true indeed.
1:35 is that a BA 737? I knew they had there brand operated by another airline in South Africa if I remember correctly.
It's ok. Accidents happen. As long as everyone is ok and the A380 is an excellent aircraft.
It’s a failure
What was the accident?
I think you are thinking of the word ‘Failure’. This is NOT an Accident but a failure of a system in the plane. Of course it happens also to other aircrafts!
There was a similar incident with hydraulic leakage on an Emirates A380 4th July at Birmingham (BHX), fortunately it made it off the runway and was held on a taxiway until it was towed to the stand.
Anyone know if this was the same aircraft?
Having landed on the second runway very late at night a few years ago, perhaps the airport should have opened it for a short while whilst the main runway was being cleared. Also the second emergency runway is used as a taxiway mainly, which aircraft would have had to be cleared first.
The Emirates plane was stuck for 1/2 hour. It would've taken that long to clear any taxiing aircraft (the adjacent taxiway J was probably full) do a runway inspection then position aircraft to use it.
It's not the main runway, but rather the only runway.
They do use the main taxiway as an alternative during maintenance but it's a long planned thing.
Wonder if those who landed at Luton were bussed to Gatwick or remained on the aircraft. It's only about an hour around the M25 at that time of night, so it might have been quicker, and for some who didn't have a car to pick up it may have been better to take the train from Luton, especially as the DART is now open.
good point.
Does Luton do Interenational flight? Perhaps next time I will try to fly in there instead.
@@maximme They do but it's mainly low cost and charter European flights.
Surprised to see that the price-tag for Gatwick's second runway is £2.2 billion.
Cos they need to buy up houses and land, in the runways path.
It's the UK, our Government will always make a mound out of a mole hill, it will likely increase anyway, good old bureaucracy!
London Gatwick airport deserves to have a second standard runway that can operate independent of the current main runway.
This is such a busy airport and had for a long time been the busiest single runway airport in the planet until Mumbai's airport caught up and surpassed it.
Gatwick airport should carry out their plans to build the 2nd runway..
Because all this is hindering their progress.
@@AKhan-yl3qj agreed.
For parallel runway operations, the distance between runways needs to be 250m, so unless they’re going to move the entire runway over 50m, I don’t see any improvement happening any time soon.
Do passengers get a partial refund on their tickets if they got out and pushed?
I' wonder 😢😢 if it's Happened at MUMBAI INT'L AIRPORT --- World's busiest SINGLE RUNWAY 😢
Gatwick is not an actual one runway airport (they have two, but only one might be able to operate at one time).
Isn't this case is the best example to operate that other runway and avoid suspending terminal altogether?
Operating a runway isn't as simple as flicking a switch. Lots of things need to be done before using the other runway to ensure its fit for flights to land continuously.
Not your finest editorial standards Simple Flying...
Goes to show that Gatwick needs a new 2nd runway or some improvements need to be made to make the existing 2nd runway workable instead of adding a 3rd runway to Heathrow.
You dragged this story on too far…
0:34 vietnam airlines 777 300 ER,now they discontinued those and only use A350-900 to Gatwick and the whole europe
thats a B777-200ER, Vietnam didn't operates any B777-300ER
My hats off to the great A-380 Pilots . ✨✨✨✈️✨✨✨✨🇬🇪
They must have realised that there was an undercarriage problem some time beforehand because, as we live on the flight path we watched it line up then divert and go around again.
Changi has 3 working runways on a daily basis.
Wonder how many does Hong Kong has?
3 runways at Changi but they don’t all operate at the same time. Last time I read the NOTAMS for Changi at least one was closed and the other two were split between arrivals and departures.
It is ridiculous that there is only one runway at Gatwick, but Britain cannot organise anything anymore There are always immigration queues at airports, and they know what flights are arriving, so why don’t they put on enough staff to manage entry to the UK, and to get baggage to the carousel within a few minutes, rather than waiting an hour and a half, which is my worst at delay at Gatwick
Did you not watch the video? If you had bothered to watch it, you would realise that there are two runways. Only 1 runway is used full-time and the other is used in emergencies. Watch the video before commenting.
@@LocutusDid you watch the video? Gatwick is *effectively* a one runway airport, as proven in the instance discussed in the video. The other runway did not come into operation during the emergency.
So 26L was shut down, why didn't they open 26R temporarily?
Plenty of aircraft using it as a taxiway. By the time they cleared all the traffic off, the tug was likely hooked up to the A380 and they were ready to tow it off.
There’s a lot of building work in progress there at the moment. I believe they’re constructing another high speed exit between the runways. I assume that the shorter runway might not be physically available as a landing surface during the construction work.
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But why did it take 45 min(!) to tow an aircraft off the runway? It shouldn’t take more than 10 min for a tug to get there and pull the plane out of the runway. Right? 🤔
Was the pilot a SAG-AFTRA member?
Maybe a yellow hydraulic system failure and couldn’t turn off? Or green system failure that troubled the extension.. 🤔
It was an unforseen problem but who knows.
But it can happen to any one....
But gatwick airport Ltd has to try and get another runway build which I know.
But residents have put up objection against it and so is Heathrow and Luton airport too...
What’s the purpose of having two runways if they can’t be simultaneously operated ???
It could have been worse, possibly catastrophic if they had needed to perform a go-around.....
The Giant Airbus A380 was later Recovered with minor Damage and resume back normal Flights.
Ridiculous having just one operable runway because of a bad design.
I went to Philippines, On A SV862A The Batteries Were Stuck, So We had To Wait For 1 hour
Nobody hurt always a good thing
These things can happen!
I saw that exact plane
Aby Similar incident, can Divert to London Heathrow International Airport (LHR) which Can Easily handle this Emirates Airlines Giant Airbus A380.
I was on that same plane
They put it back in the air so quickly? It seems maintenance within Dubai is terrible as they have been suffering regular incidences back to back.
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i had a brain fart and thought you meant July 11th 2029 😐
The Emirates airline is in trouble, especially about A380 .
I bet Hawaii billion dollar rail to nowhere was the cause 😋
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Over confident of Emirates Technical safety !!
So what happens when that primary runway is closed for maintenance… if that one runaway is the only runway approved to handle large aircraft? 🤨🫠
As the effects of global warming are fast becoming very apparent, it is clear we don’t need a second runway at LGW nor a third at LHR.
What is needed is a ban on all inter European flights with transfer to trains. This will quickly free up space at both these airports for long haul travel, where train isn’t a real option. It would also make sense for allEuropean governments to drastically reduce train prices and at the same time properly tax flights and aviation fuel, which are currently substantially subsidised.
I blame Emirates a380 engineers abd maintainec3 engineers and airliners involved hope those involved get fired snd barred from aviation as a whole
what
Seek a Doctor and a teacher ASAP, mate.
Nice joke 😂😂
Why? Hydraulic failures happen to every single airline.
Weirdo.
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