Originally Posted by
22/04
Another question - I presume US airports have slot allocation based on runway capacity like here in the U.K.
I believe the only slot allocated airports in the US are : Level 3 JFK, LGA, DCA Level 2 LAX ORD, EWR, SFO.
Given the early hour of the event, I wonder whether the controller was at the very end of an overnight shift or the very start of the day shift. Fatigue anyone?