Originally Posted by
shamrock7seal
Extensions at BOH are given on a daily basis to TUI and Ryanair to arrive 23:30-01:30. Good luck getting SOU to do similar or indeed for the local community to agree to it - the airport is smack bang in the middle of the city.
As indicated in my post 1044 the past problem was not the Section 106 Agreement which prevented late arrivals, it was staffing issues, particularly ATC, which caused the diversions of some delayed arrivals, which were (and may still be) permitted provided that they were scheduled in before 2300HR.
With regards to ATC manning the minimum staffing was two ATCOs for TWR and APS provision. This has, in the past few years, been reduced with CAA approval given for combining both services with one ATCO in the tower. Consequently, from an ATC manning viewpoint delayed arrivals may be a workable option. That said I understand that SOU AGS staff are on the verge of industrial action in support of a pay claim, so yet another hurdle for SOU to negotiate.