I really do think as pilots we need to "put up" or "Shut up", we are not ATC controllers us much as we like to think we are, "desertrose" has explaned the reasons why we appear to be dicked around coming in and out of DXB and it's not their fault.
As someone said a couple of replies ago, just listen to the p1ss poor R/T coming from some of our aircraft, some of the idiots shouldn'd be aloud anywhere near a radio transmitter and it's all down to the quality of pilots we are recruiting these days, and some of the crap ones we already have!!! We need to get our own house in order before we start telling ATC what they should be doing.
Anyone landing at midnight last night, holding at Desdi? Thought the guy running tower did at pretty swish job getting A/C up and down with only one runway. " cleared immediate T/O". "expect late landing clearance"."cross 12L". All very good.
Thanks ATC...........
PS.... would be happy for a peak period visit to listen to "some" of our stupid pilots.