Any one from ATC care to comment?
Krusty, i'm sure part of the problem was the closure of Rwy19 at Brisbane. A few heavies diverted to Sydney putting extra pressure on the long runway there.
Did ATC have time to plan for the extra traffic ?( the wheels up was several hours earlier I believe) I can't really say as I wasn't there but these days we are managed more and more from YSCB. We even have a National Operations Centre there that should have been all over this. CTMS is, I believe, one of their babies. One of the latest stories doing the rounds is they have been taking bookings for practice ILS approaches at the Gold Coast.
The troops in the trenches no doubt did their best with the hand they were dealt. The trouble is these days we have one hand tied behind our back.