Originally Posted by
havick
I agree it happens a lot, but my observation was more specific to that evening. Basically NY shut down all the gates except southerly departures. Watching the cells move by, the expectation was that the other corridors were going to open. When they didn't, and time went by, alot of pilots questioned the process, and I have never heard clearance delivery and ground controllers also question what was happening. Comments and criticism arose that questioned the lack of movements, and it ended up resulting in several VFR departures that always screw up the system when they pop up trying to avoid Class B airspace and weather, trying to grab a clearance. I just thought maybe someone knew of a unique reason?