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VH-VIN
Same is happing in NZ, I don't know how you airline guys keep sane!!! I suppose you just do what you have to and try not to think of madness of it all. I am sure in other 20 years it will come right and common sense will prevail but not for a while by the looks of it!!!
NZ isn't really even close. There was a 288 minute COBT delay yesterday for some guys into YSSY and you would still then receive airborne delays. YMML average delay would be 5 minutes weekdays and with one RWY you'd be happy with only a 10min delay, taking off from YMLT and getting a 30 minute delay isn't abnormal. NZ pilots jump up and down if they're slowed down by a minute or two.