Chilli Monster- EGTG INBOUNDS FL80 WOTAN? Confused. I was aware that WOTAN was for outbounds, and inbounds came in via ABDAL as they do at EGGD???
Part slip of the keyboard, part tired, but all common sense in a way.
Not all arrivals arrive via ABDAL. It's possible to have the aircraft routed tactically along the airway centreline towards MALBY/WOTAN/BADIM etc etc as it's cleaner technique to put the aircraft on the centreline from the north rather than taking it through and then bringing it back on from the south, especially if Bristol have stuff inbound from the north (you have to see it on radar for that to make sense
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Anyway - it doesn't matter where on the airway that is. That traffic still has to be 80 or below, so the 90 "level at" is because of this to ensure separation in case you can't get further descent through Lyneham.
The end result is still the same - light aircraft trying to join at WOTAN can still struggle and so cause the odd problem.