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Old 31st July 2001 | 01:01
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CONGA has been changed to LISTO to allieviate the problems we've been having with aircraft flying the old CONGA SID's instead of the "new ones" and also, more seriously, getting them mixed up with the HONILEY SID.

Therefore the best way to sort out the problem once and for all was to change CONGA to LISTO (sounds nothing like HONILEY right?????) and hence the SID's change also.

That's what I've been told / overheard anyhow

As to where the name comes from....pass. Paerhaps that randomising machine is coming up trumps again.

Just out of interest, in some proposals I have seen recently for airspace reorganisation, the following RP's are along a new airway - in order of departure from UK airspace over the N.Sea :

????? (But a females name anyhow)
SUCKS
BIGGA
BOLOX


Nice

Also I love CHIPY which is just north or Liverpool.

(Edited for dreadful spelling and addition of the CHIPY bit!)

[ 31 July 2001: Message edited by: niteflite01 ]
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