How much fuel does a helicopter burn? How much fuel does an A319 burn even at ground idle?
Who has a slot to meet? The helicopter or the A319?
How many people were inconvenienced by delaying the helicopter by a few minutes? How many people would have been inconvenienced if the A319 had missed its slot?
Who pays the greater navigation charge; the A319 or the helicopter?
Was the helicopter actually paying ANY navigation charges?
Could it just be that CAT is actually subsidising GA?