Operational & Convenience reasons
I was listening to LiveATC earlier and on approach an aircraft requested 04L at JFK rather than 04R that most others were landing on. When the tower asked him whether it was for convenience or operational reasons, he said 'convenience' and he was cleared for 04L.
What would be 'convenience' reasons for landing 04L when it is pretty right next to 04R? I could get maybe if parallel runways were separated by terminal buildings, but here I don't get it. The only thing I can think is that it saves them having to wait to cross 04L if they had landed 04R?
I get operational reasons, such as weight, fuel etc, but convenience?
Last edited by LadyL2013; 18th Mar 2014 at 17:56.