Originally Posted by
deja vu
You tow aircraft that are ready for push back from the gate to a remote stand where later push back will not be required, leave one guy on the headset until ATC give a start clearance 10-15 mins before departure.
They did this effectively at Pudong , Beijing, Chen Lap Kok and even Kai Tak over 20 years ago.
And where do you suggest we do that at Melbourne?