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Old 3rd Mar 2013, 16:06
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Dannyboy39
 
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To summarise...

-Outbound passenger traffic is far more stretched than inbound passenger traffic. This is due to a low level of current capacity at central search. Due to passengers not checking bags in, check in capacity is seen to be sufficient.
-Surprised to read that baggage reclaim carrousels are sufficient to meet demand. Suppose that's fair enough, but what happens if one of those break down?
-Encouraged to read that the airport for the summer season is increasing capacity for immigration; a marketing ploy?
-Runway capacity can be increased slightly utilising existing capacity, although it outlines the problematic nature of "backtracking" and a non-full parallel taxiway, as well as problems with Taxiway Bravo.
-Recommended a decrease in seperation from 5nm to 4nm.
-Highlights the complexity of local airspace and the sharing/coordination of departure and arrival holds/procedures with Northolt, City and Stansted.
-Additional capacity can be sought from non-overnighting aircraft movements.
-The peak of the peak, is an hour before the morning peak begins.

Not a lot that we didn't really know already to be honest.
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