Heathrow Runways

With apologies if it's been asked before but why do planes never take off from 9L and land on 9R?

Cheers,

nibbs

Cranford Agreement

and living as I do under the fight path, albeit in the East End, it is lovely when they do reverse it, albeit very rarely. Although I used to love to see and hear/feel Concorde rattle my sitting room windows twice a day.

HG

The Cranford Agreement sounds like something Dame Judi Dench would be in involving lots of bonnets etc.

Bur the 'Cranford Residents' and District Amenities Association' conjours up all sorts of imaginary happenings !