Hang on, Buster! I never claimed that the new airspace actually facilitated the increase in movements! I merely observed that there was a lot of excitement about record numbers of planes - and wondered why this should be so surprising if the new airspace had just resolved a known bottleneck.
I understood that the traditional approach over the airport was causing headaches for ATC at busy times, and that the new route would be safer because it reduced their workload and the possibility of error.
Was this not the case?
