Jabird
That's what you said, NOT short haul and long haul, two entirely different concepts. SVO to VVO is domestic, as is CDG to FDF, but short haul?
Europe is both 'short haul' and 'domestic'. Or did you forget the EU?
Heathrow Director:
LVPs slow down traffic anywhere, not just Heathrow. There's nothing much one can do about fog, but it doesn't happen every day.
But it does not slow down traffic if you have sufficient capacity. If you have another runway you can open for Low Vis procedures, of if your average spacing is 10 nm anyway, then Low Vis procedures make no difference and there are no delays and cancellations because of fog.
And since people are trying to make a 'problem' out of this imaginary Thames fog, this is an issue that needs addressing.
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