quixeven
Rome Control seems to have a very tortured communication link with CAG APP. They have absolutely no idea of the runway in use at Elmas despite giving the initial descent and arrival routing. Despite the fact that the ILS was out of service for the best part of a year they were advising us to expect a LOC approach. We'd plan for such, then arrive near the field at FL220 to be told by CAG APP that 32 was no longer available, join the 14 NDB straight in approach with 20 track miles to touch down, having intially expecting to route with many track miles via Carbonara VOR. We are happy to join any approach and help out ATC but we need to be kept informed of important information like runway changes and approach types. We can't just switch at the last moment. It's being asked to maintain high speed of 320Kts and then changing to CAG and being instructed to expidite speed reduction to minimum clean. No one really seems to know what is happening with the other.
While of course misunderstandings and mistakes can happen on both sides, this type of thing happens almost every trip to CAG.