Originally Posted by
Fairdealfrank
Mixed mode will not address congestion at LHR. Not only will departing planes have queue to take off as at present but will also have to wait for planes to land. Arriving aircraft will be circling for longer as they queue to land and this will be lengthend by the need to wait for planes taking off.....
Seems a bit of a
non sequitur here. Can you please explain why departure queues, holding to land, etc, will be extended, when (at current traffic levels) each runway will be handling only half the takeoffs and half the landings.