Emergency Fuel is very important and the delay in planning is unacceptable.
It's about time we saw some strategic thinking and planning, because if we keep cutting it that tight we mightn't be so lucky next time
10 years ago, we are still waiting
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/...124-1qew3.html
Controllers and crews at times resorted to discussing the alternative landing strips at the RAAF's Pearce base in Bullsbrook north of Perth, when winds reached 40 knots at the runway's threshold, as well as its Gingin airfield.
One crew even asked about Rottnest Island which also has an east-west runway but no night landing facilities, according to the aviation website.