Originally Posted by
MikeHatter732
Well well well....look at that. A 30 knot westerly in Sydney today and planes are still safely landing on the parallels (thanks to 07/25 being closed for works).
Just to prove how stupid the 20kt XW rule in MATS is which is the reason the airport grinds to a halt when 25 is available in these conditions.
I loaded extra fuel expecting delays, then arrived only to find literally zero delay. Landed in full 30kts of xwind. Nobody died. Was magic.