Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
You're missing my point. The horse has bolted, any thing that is said now, no matter how sensible or reasonable is pointless - it is just shutting the stable door.
So now they should just say "No comment"? That would go down well.
If they want to defuse the situation somewhat they could make Charlie 2 (more than 200m East of Charlie 1) the holding point for aircraft queuing for a 05 departure. That would make hardly any impact on runway occupancy times but then they may not be keen to give any ground for fear of demands for more.