Originally Posted by
ManaAdaSystem
That’s probably because your Kiwi ATC let them land.
Wind down the runway is not the most difficult part of the job.
You Ozzies are probably so used to being told what you can and can’t do by your ATC that you think this is the way it should be.
Maybe it’s time to stand up for yourselves and tell them who is in charge of the aircraft? And what limitations YOU have?
Or maybe not, you are too busy attacking those who point out the system is broken.
What you don’t seem to understand, because you’re too busy casting slurs at other pilots and basking in the glow of your own perceived superiority, is this: ATC nominates the duty runway (not just here, but everywhere). If we feel the need, we’ll require a different runway - which happens not infrequently (contrary to what you claim above). The thing is, that will usually impose an additional delay due to not fitting in with the overall traffic flow. So you can turn up and demonstrate your awesomeness by requiring a runway with 35 kt crosswind (or maybe a 10 kt tailwind to give you a shorter taxi to the gate?), and your 30 minutes holding is now 60 minutes. The rest of us will try to operate in the framework we’re given, be less awesome than you, and arrive at the gate long before you do.