Daventry Sector 28/12/00
Just a quick question on slots.
I was operating one of the AM VS flights to the U.S. on the 28th Dec, the morning it snowed. In the first instance we had a slot 35 mins behind schedule which we missed due late inbound a/c. On applying for a new slot, we were given a further 1h 20 min delay. Under the circumstances we thought this was understandable and were told the problem was congestion in the DTY sector.
We taxied and departed without any airport delay. Unusually, we were left on the WOB SID and given immediate climb with no level off until FL280. We were the only aircraft on the departure frequency and subsequent ones were very quiet. No other traffic appeared on TCAS up to 280.
Why the slot?
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