Originally Posted by
Martin_123
can someone please enlighten me how is this discussion even relevant? Shamrock asked for a 220 heading for 15 miles, it brings them South from JFK and away from all the mentioned airports and their SIDs/STARs as far as my eye can see. Give these guys what they ask for, turn them over the sea with wide easterly vector after 15 miles, job done. Looking back at the FR24 playbacks I just don't see the issue? Am I missing something?
You're missing the part where they have to go intrail with all the other GREKI departures that are coming out of all the airports. There are other tracks to the southwest with other traffic (a lot of the arrival tracks are in that direction). We don't have a spot in the sky anywhere that's not being used for something.