Firstly Oasis, Cx may well have been number 1 (just), however, if we had let him go to J10 it would have caused two things, firstly, I (as ground) would have had to instruct the JAL 747 to adjust speed abruptly to fit behind the 777. It is then highly unlikely that the 777 would have then been released ahead of the rapidly approaching 747 freighter, as it was, an immediate departure from J9 only just allowed the 777 to depart. If we had done as you suggest, then the 777 would have departed after the landing (2 to 3 minutes delay?) and this would have then washed on to the next two aircraft to depart. Let's say between the 3 aircraft that they cost on average in the vicinity of USD$15000 per hour to run (my guess with a B777, B747 and A320) multiply 3 acft by 3 minutes is 9 mins, so let's say USD$2 500 incurred? Now I don't want to lower this discussion to one of pure $'s and cents, and there are lot's of situations where we can better utilise our resources to serve our clients. My complaint is, that the B777 should have addressed his request to me (ground), but me being the "known, experienced sounding expat", compared to this "non experienced sounding local", one wonders. Whilst I am not a pilot and I have heard many times the "uselessness of runway behind ethos" I am well whitted enough to know that a B777 going on a regional flight of less than 4 hours is not really that critical, well not when we are talking about the difference between J9 and J10 - maybe 50 metres? I will bend over backwards to insist that A340's and B747's flying long haul depart J10 when ever possible, my complaint is...well you know what my complaint is.
oicur12: Sorry, I have to dash off to work, I will get back to you.