Ever seen that programme "It'll never work"?????
200 extra flights a day?
Where do we put them???? Oh I forgot, Heathrow has ample stands for another 200 a day! Even when the Hotel stands are taken out of service later this year!
So I presume that northbounds will depart, say, 27R, and southbounds on 27L. If not then it would be quite sporting! So can someone tell me how simple Ground will be when a southbounds taxies off R38, and a Northbound off K14, an inbound for N86 vacates 27L at block 81 and an inbound for J15 vactes 27R at block 10??? Without even considering towed traffic.
And what happens on Easterlies? I can't imagine that 09L departures would be permitted!
I assume that we would still use visual separation for parallel apps and departures? If so then think of the delays in even moderately poor weather, which happens quite often in this country!
Nope, we just haven't got the stands and taxiways to allow us to do it!
Although single runway ops is always fun!
Gonzo
[This message has been edited by Gonzo (edited 01 May 2001).]