Airfield departure times
Can somebody educate me please! (Someone from EBBR flow control would be ideal.)
Situation - Departing Spanish airport yesterday for flight to UK. No slot (ctot) issued.
Passengers arrive early for 1200 departure. Perfect!
Arrive at holding point at 1153. No other aircraft about. Given a time check and told to hold position as earliest airborne time is 1200.
I understand that if we had a slot of 1200 we must depart between 1155 and 1210.
But why do we have to wait till 1200 if we have no slot? I thought plus or minus 15 minutes was the requirement in this situation?
Only seems to happen in Spain. Why? What are the actual rules?