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Why are you focussed on the idea that they expected it “right now” with no delay? They fully accepted there was going to be some delay. No one since has suggested otherwise. As Del Prado points out, their request means an extra couple of miles need to be made, that’s it. 40 minutes+ to create a single gap is frankly ludicrous. And if they never intended to create that gap, why tell them the delay was 10 minutes?
I dunno, why are some so focused on the idea that ATC was incompetent? Nothing offered in the video even shows what's also going on with KOAK and KSJC arrivals and departures let alone any big picture view or what else they may need to deal with in the facility at that time. Do you know the makeup of their airspace constraints? Do you know if other aircraft had to hold before LH arrived? Ground stopped and finally released? Why is there an assumption that LH ws unique in experiencing some sort of delay? The only reason for this assumption that somehow LH was singled-out for a delay is because someone posted a YouTube video.
This may come as a surprise for some, but Visuals only increase the capacity, it doesn't make it limitless. Also, in the interests of air commerce and to prevent an airport from sinking under the increasing weight of gates, ramps, and taxiways filling-up, departures must also occasionally occur.