BALIX
Do you have any info on the thinking behind the decision to make all departures from EDI (and I presume GLA) subject to flow restriction in the morning? Doesn't this just prove that knee jerking is preferable (apparently) to actually redesigning and retraining to achieve maximum sector flow just when you need it in the morning?
Although that is a vast improvement on 1 per 3 or 4 MDI's which from a tower point of view is a disaster at short notice.
Cossack
There is a small change to the days you mention, tower controllers are now able to use additional uses to the ATM, which basically means so long as there's no radar unserviceabilities and ground is open, the controller is able to use the ATM for identification, validating mode A and verifying mode C, gaining separation between departures and also in the event of a go around. It's definitely an improvement on what was allowed, and does allow for SOME flexibility on the speed table.
