Originally Posted by
PukinDog
Congestion is a function of both traffic and airspace volume/complexity, making movement numbers just as relevant to any discussion that tries to compare levels of congestion. Not sure why those who first sought to compare NY TRACON chose London TMA and their controllers to do so except to pump the tires of the latter while ignoring the effects of congestion. The 2 locales are not equivalent.
The 2 locales are most certainly not equivalent and how controllers manage to organise their particular areas of chaos is beyond me.
My hat is tipped to ATC in both London and NY.
B