LGW Arrivals
Suppose you leave somewhere hot and sunny to arrive at LGW on schedule, early in the morning. 7 hours later you approach Ireland, running about 10 minutes early. Shannon clear you direct Evrin, you agree but say you need to slow down. London then clear you direct Gibso, direct MID which we politely refused but by now, we are high, slow and 12 minutes early. You get closer then LGW get the hump because you are early !
After 8 or nine hours, with Stansted diversion, I am not about to swan around England at 10,000 feet blowing any contingency fuel I may have held. Also I am over populated areas, in a holding pattern making a lot of noise because I am holding configured.
There has to be a better way surely ?