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Old 21st Feb 2012, 21:45
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DaveReidUK
 
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OK, now I'm completely confused.

DaveReid, on easterlies we can land on either runway, regardless of delay.
Do you mean during the trial, or before it, or both ?

I ask because, according to the DfT:

"When severe inbound congestion occurs, or is expected to occur, involving airborne holding delays of 30 minutes or more, with at least 20 minutes delay in the inner stacks, it is NATS' practice to land additional aircraft on the assigned departure runway if it considers the landing rate can be increased (e.g. local weather conditions permitting). The procedure is known as Tactically Enhanced Arrival Measures (TEAM)."

which would suggest that delay has always been a criterion, with no distinction made between easterlies and westerlies.

If, on the other hand, there aren't actually any triggers that apply on easterlies, then landing on 09R isn't a tactical measure, it's just SOP - but then why are 09R landings being identified as TEAM in the stats ?

Answers on a postcard, please.
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