Charterguy,
"They will now come in at 6am and make ATC earn their keep"
Errrm, not wishing to blow our own trumpet, so to speak, but are you implying that we don't earn our keep already?
These 16 flights that arrive before 0600 are mainly BA T4, and after disembarkation most of them are towed off T4 to remote parking stands, to allow those flights landing after 0600 to have a free stand. So now can we expect a/c to hold for up to an hour awaiting a free gate? And what of those 16 flights going around in the stacks waiting for 0600, added to those from AAL, and UAL and all the others that have to wait for 0600. This will mean that by 0601 there'll be maybe 30mins to an hours inbound delay.
Gonzo.