Why oh why, when at EDI and at GLA do we have to read back this most unnecessary, annoying clearance before taxying:
"Taxy to holding point x, clear to cross the 'xy' undershoot...."
Lets face it, the runway that the undershoot belongs to, is closed 99% of the time.
Also, think about it, when landing or taking off we also cross the same airspace as the undershoot, just a few meters further, but we don't get clearances like "Clear take off/to land AND clear to cross the damn undershoot!
At other airports this doesn't happen. Imagine in AMS, how many of these useless clearances they may have to issue, as you taxy about!
So, is this a local annoying effect or what? Also when you are clear to the holding point, you are
clear, if not you are not, so why wind up everyone with trivia???
