at this rate it's not going to get better anytime soon
:Its going to get worse before it gets better - Traffic is increasing and next to nothing is being done ATC wise to cope. ""OPEN SKIES in Dubai lets go wheeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
How much does a PDC system cost, and how come DXB don't have one yet?
rrr sorry PDC what??!!? Dubai doesn't even have a decent Radar system. The current one is only interim (has been there for three years and will continue in the forseable future) with no alarms, no saftey nets, nothing. I bet Burkina Faso (all due respect gents down there) have a better system than this.
Why do I have to make a 15 second initial call that takes a one good breath (and gets stepped on half the time) to DXB APP with information that is already on your flight strip (STAR) and ATIS ID(QNH)?
: Cos it is what DCA considers best practice. It is one of those archaic procedures written down by a neandertal prior to the invention of fire and is still with us although completely uneccesary. You only say it once, the ARR controls chants the same mantra in reply a hundred times every watch. Some sympathy please!
Do you have a position of Flow Control and does EK have an ATC Liaison that works with you during busy times?
: Eh What?? We don't even have enough people to cover for decent breaks. Yes EK liason phones us up to ask why the delays and whether we can give no delays to long haul flights over each other. Hows that for liasion ??
You guys flying with EK should take some time to visit us some time soon to see the other side of the story. There are special forms available at OPS which you can fill up and have a jolly good look at what goes on on the other side of the frequency. Your presence at the ATC ops room is always welcome!
