Heathrow Airport runway inspection during volcano ash crisis

[Zezkus]

The lights are probably just procedure...otherwise they'd be called into their supervisors room...

[maliksaadat410]

U.S. AND UK AVIATION SOOOO DIFFERENT!!! WE DO RUNWAY INSPECTIONS AT ABOUT 50 TO 90 MILES AN HOUR DEPENDING ON THE AIRPORT, THERE ACTUALLY WALKING, UNBELIEVABLE!!! IN THE U.S. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY AN A380 ALREADY!!!! AND WE USE SOME TYPE OF AMERICAN BULL CRAP, THEY DRIVE LAND ROVERS!!!!

[Plamen2007]

@maliksaadat410 I wouldn't necessarily say that checking a runway during an ash cloud crisis is a job best done quickly ; )

[Dendiol]

Birdsong at Heathrow! Lovely.

[mYOzZyKaT]

Duty manager...really..LOL.. he has duty on his car...duty..

[elpiloto69]

I'd rather watch paint dry!!! What a favourite!!!???

[obliviate999]

Is it really necessary to have 5 Range Rovers crawl alongside the inspectors? Wouldn't one be more than sufficient to transport all of them after the job's done? It's a rather obvious and simple-to-implement measure for some governmental savings....

[maidbloke]

@obliviate999 Heathrow is owned by BAA, a plc, not the government. And the 5 Range Rovers made for a good photo op. Nice video.

[MeowBeep]

Calm down about the lights!

[robotracking]

Why have lights flashing, when theres no need. I mean theres no planes landing or takeing off.

[juliandafko]

@robotracking Right. I guess they wanna contribute global warming. Heathrow turn OFF the runway lights!

[charlieiscool1000]

they just do it for the fun of it its like when Police are egger to get back to station they put their sirens on

[ssww1976]

I think the lights were probably put on for the inspection to make sure all were working. Even though nothing was flying, you still have to check to make sure all was OK, and now it seems that flights are going resume at some stage, so everything has to be ready I suppose.

[bg1379]

Are the lights REALLY necessary after the airport has been shut down??

[flyerholland]

@bg1379 they always leave them on.. so they will never forgot to TURN them on when neccesery.. its not even that anoying.. so why not.