Originally Posted by TopBunk
Doesn't SYD have Cat III facilities yet, or is it still stuck in the 1950's?
Originally Posted by DROPS
What? Spend money on something useful? How does that make a profit?
CAT II, and to give credit where credit is due then SACL and in particular KA has done a good job in improving facilities, dragging AsA kicking and screaming from the 1950's.
Increased spacing is required for CAT II (and CAT III) approaches so with the same number of aircraft the holding will blow out, press the General Holding button. Airlines favour a higher acceptance rate and then take their chances. The issue was unforecast fog and then the impact on the movement rate, with or without LVP being implemented.