A genuine question. Number 1 at holding point. Aircraft landing and another about a 5 mile final. Why is it that some tower controllers take so long to clear you to line up? The landing aircraft is halfway down the runway before you call me and by the time we respond and get moving 30 seconds wasted. That adds up over a day.
There is 1 controller at Melbourne that won't even clear you if traffic is 6 or 7 miles out
Admittedly, virgin taking the rapid at 10 kts doesn't help.
Secondly, why can't you line Up multiple (suitable) aircraft at once? 16 deps, 1 at E and the other at full length. Soon as one is over the fence fire the next one etc.
Not having a go or anything, just trying to understand why things take so dam long in this country (melb is by far the worst) compared to flying anywhere else.