I'm late entering this one I know - There may be a little help on the way. It's called CDM, Collaborative Decision Making. Phases 1 & 2 are on line and phase 3 goes online 20th January (I think), available on an Internet subscriber basis. This will enable airline ops to have direct access to the EAT information constantly and a whole host of other things too. Eventually it will be forcasting on-block times 3 hours in advance, using multiple sensors and user inputs, on software being developed by a VERY well known sporting organisation.
It won't stop the congestion of course but it should give operators a much better chance of managing their problems.
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