Here goes.
Could someone kindly explain the reason for daily holds for a/c i/b LHR?
I know this has been covered before in varying topics, but given the commercial pressure these days (and governmental pressure) to save money and energy, it blows my mind to see the amount of holding that goes on at all times of day around the London area.
Heathrow only has so many slots....which are obviously all taken, and I fully appreciate that an a/c delayed on the ground is going to occupy a stand and force a hold for someone. But why oh why oh why are we always seeing a/c holding at all times of day??
Surely with todays technology departure slots can be allocated to all short all flights i/b LHR to vastly reduce this ridiculous amount of holding.
It just totally winds me up, and I would love to see the figures of the fuel that is burned unnecessarily over London each year.
