A WDB INTL CREW LOST AN ENG ON CLBOUT IN EUROPE. THE APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL; BUT THE TWR ALLOWED ANOTHER ACFT TO TKOF AHEAD OF THE RPTING ACFT; NEARLY CAUSING A GAR. SEVERAL TIRES DEFLATED AT THE GATE.

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#2 ENG HAD COMPRESSOR STALL DURING CLB TO 35000 FT. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN BY FO AND RELIEF PLT. ATC CTL WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO LNDG; WHEN THE TWR CLRED ANOTHER COMMERCIAL CARRIER FOR TKOF ON OUR RWY OF INTENDED LNDG. THE WIND WAS ALMOST ALL XWIND FROM THE R (12 KTS GUSTING TO 20 PLUS) AND TURBULENT. ADDITIONAL TURB WAS CAUSED BY THE DEPARTING ACFT; IN ADDITION TO CONCERN ABOUT LNDG CLRNC. THE PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT WAS QUESTIONABLE SINCE ANY DELAY IN THE DEP OF THE ACFT ON THE RWY WOULD HAVE CAUSED A ONE ENG GAR. CONSEQUENTLY; WE KEPT SOME EXTRA AIRSPD FOR THE POSSIBLE GAR AND THE TURB OF THE DEPARTING ACFT. THE XWIND FROM THE L AND THE HVY LNDG WT COMBINED WITH THE INCREASED LNDG SPD CAUSED THE L MAIN TIRES TO DEFLATE (DUE OVERHEAT) AS WE ARRIVED AT THE BLOCKS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 210634. DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZURICH FOR A LNDG ON RWY 16 (12300 FT LONG AND 1400 FT ELEVATION). DUE TO OVERWT LNDG; FIELD ELEVATION; XWIND AND 1/2 FLAP CONFIGN; EXCESSIVE BRAKE TEMP ON L MAIN LNDG GEAR. ZURICH TWR CLRED AN MLG FOR TKOF ON THE SAME RWY WELL AFTER WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE SINGLE-ENG; WE DID NOT RECEIVE LNDG CLRNC UNTIL APPROX 300-400 FT AGL; WHEN THE MLG ACFT GOT AIRBORNE. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING; TO SAY THE LEAST; TO HAVE AN ACFT SITTING ON THE RWY WHEN ONE IS BELOW A THOUSAND FT ON SINGLE-ENG. IN MY OPINION; VERY POOR JUDGEMENT WAS DISPLAYED BY ATC IN THIS INSTANCE.