First off, I'll state that I don't condone any penalising of operators as a means of 'industrial action'. It goes against a controllers principle of getting the aircraft out of your airspace as quickly as possible
That said, there are a few things which perhaps need some explanation.
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Lots of formal information and explanatory documentation about what I have tried to explain can be found here:
Eurocontrol Flight Plan and ATFCM Adherence
There are also going to be a couple of Flight Plan Adherence campaign days in September run by Eurocontrol all across Europe. This probably justifies inclusion in Rumours & News. Full details on the website above.
All this bunch of crappy rules ARE the reason why aviation is simply being KILLED in Europe.
The BASIC rule of ATC is to SPEED UP the traffic flow while helping mantaining separation. These complex and UNUSEFUL rules you post equal LONGER DELAYS and NOTHING ELSE.
I would send all these overpaid ATC divas to KDFW, KLAX or KJFK to actually learn to be a controller...
This is the way we do things in Europe.... make SIMPLE things.... HARDER!