Better that than have an aluminium shower.....
I agree, but on that basis we need 2000ft separation anywhere aircraft are climbing and descending at high rates. ie most of the world.
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It also prevents the TEAM dual runway ops that so much effort has been expended introducing.
Maybe a good look at why the 2 incidents causing the ruling involved errors by non UK bizjets out of city and a certain carriers 777s may be more useful though?
All the LHR based operators are furious, sounds from elsewhere that the controllers arent chuffed either. Do the people making these decisions in NATS have recent operational experience or just recent **** covering experience?