Guy, you're rattling at the pride of the dugong jockeys, be careful!
But putting sarcasm aside, why would anyone doubt your observation, with our tunnel and one sided vision anyway?
Fact is the trouble increased exponentially once some dugongs started sharing the airspace. We even experience some taking these things ahead of us, apparently to group arrivals. That might make sense from a global/atc point of view, but not to other aircraft who have been given EATs and 2% STATCON, just to have the times swapped and extended without notice. Don't even dare ask why on the radio .... just commit or divert.
Too many different speed characteristics don't mix well, I get that. I also truly think that time will smooth things out. But there's no doubt that today the 380 slows things down. We all have to adapt, that means comply with the speed constraints, sure, and we do. But that should go both ways! Even the big things could adapt to usual speeds, especially because it seems to slow like a brick, meaning it could keep a civilised speed for a slightly longer period. Just a suggestion .....
