Interesting thread.............................
The issue seems to be more the LACK of ICAO English than shortage of fuel
Besides that: Statcon works just fine. Bad WX ------> Take MORE fuel. Good WX, loads of runways ------> Commit!
And I love this statement
Recently had a 600kg (5min) stratcon flight on a cavok day. Like good little chaps we took OFP fuel. Unexpected long taxi and ground delay, that 600 kg contingency plus taxi fuel was already gone at gear up.
by Sugarpuff! It's what contingency is FOR. Look the word up in the Oxford English
PS I used this same fuel policy long before coming to EK; none of my colleagues crashed out of the sky then - as they aren't now!!!!