Originally Posted by
Jumpjim
Heathrow manage to land an aircraft every 42 seconds and don’t rely on people “bringing their A game” or asking for silly speed requests. It’s unnecessary.
And for the record I’ve been flying to JFK for 25 years. Only airport I’ve ever flown to where I was asked to fly S turns for separation....
Haven’t had to do that in a while, but it’s not entirely uncommon here. I think that’s the last resort before sending you around. They’re try to help.