The TWR at Zurich would only use rwy 32/34 for departing aircraft if the wx was below minima, but still letting inbound aicraft land rwy14/16(due noise) I think they cancel the use of rwy 28 if the vis drops below 5000m and/or cloud base is below 1500'.
Dont know why they would start so many aircraft in one go and then leave the inbound tfc turning away in the hold. Maybe some ATC on delivery or ground got carried away..........
Having said that: The TWR guy has to get the departures out before a certain time and the arrivals in before a certain time every evening if he wants to avoid getting penalized by the state to the tune of CHF20000 if an aircraft lands or departs after the "curfew".!!
ZRH was called a "comfortable and efficient HUB" and "one of the world´s largest airports!" Hahahaha! Sweet dreams!
Yeah, I think that pipe dream is long over. The politicians and all the other disney characters that are running the show made sure of that.
