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Originally Posted by Nigel C
The airport didn't close.
Once the 5Nm lightning alert is issued staff don't go out on the ramp, so no aircraft can arrive on or push back from their bays.
This means they can still land and get positioned on a taxiway until the ramp staff come out, and the ones that were ready to go can still choose to depart.
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When I went to the UN Climate Change conf in Bali last December, around 3-4pmish, there was a hell of a storm (lots of lightening etc) and EVERYTHING STOPPED!!! I noticed that there was a lot of aircraft on taxiways standing still, particurlarly over at the domestic side, a QF 767 (Int) about 10-15m away from a gate which then went in when an all clear call went through...
Needless to say, I left about an hour late, but I was ok with that!