Compressor Stall exactly!
A city pair statistic conveniently becomes the world's busiest air route.
But hey why let truth get in the way of an alternative fact when you are out to impress some dumb senators?
I fondly remember in the late 2000s standing in the foothills above Geneva at dusk with a wonderful Australian controller. Marvelling at the sheer number of contrails reflected in the light.
We both burst out laughing, nothing said, as we knew we were thinking the same thing.
Done and Done.
Perhaps you miss the point of the thread .
it wasn't ML RWY 16 IMC....it was the FAR QUEUE!