"And you know what, I feel sorry. I feel sorry for us because we have no effective flow control measurements in place"... ATCO1962
If there is is a possible solution to this problem as identified by our colleagues in ATC... is there anything being done about it and how effective would it be?
I find it a bit demotivating when I make an effort to reduce fuel and time en route with optimum level planning, direct tracking etc... only to lose it all when I get on the home stretch, due to the inherent inefficiencies of the current system.
Having said that, I have on occasion had some magnificent vectors as well that really helped, but to be honest the opposite is unfortunately more the norm.