TCAS FAN: They are finally doing something about this but only for the arrivals from the south which is rarely used. They are proposing a GPS based system which is apparently the future solution although sounds like the cheap option to me.
The backtracking concept is quite astounding. I mean you wouldn't have this situation in a bus station let alone an airport runway. Seeing as SOU make such a fuss of being time conscious you think they would tackle this as a matter of urgency. I mean its only a bit of extra tarmac
. A few lightbulbs have been changed airside recently though so that's the airside budget blown for the next few years
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Musket90: Quite, different guise same company though.