Originally Posted by
ash9423
After experiencing this myself recently for 2hrs on flight to JTR, I notice easyJet particularly at MAN tend to get aircraft waiting on the taxiway at the runway sometimes with engines off for ages before departing due to ATC delays. Is easyJet policy different to other airlines who wait on stand? Or is it just a coincidence when I see this happening it's always an EZY aircraft?
Fairly standard practice for most airlines. The cynical response is it helps with on-time performance as the departure time is based on when the aircraft pushes back from stand. Doesn’t help with EU261 though as that is based on arrival time at destination.
More pertinent is it frees up the stand for the next inbound aircraft, or the handling team to go to the next departure.