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Old 14th Aug 2014, 00:04
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WhatsaLizad?
 
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I will be happy to call you anything you want, on one condition: you stop calling me one hour before your departure time asking what runway and departure you can expect. I don't see your flight strip until 30 minutes prior to departure time and your company is the only one who asks an hour before. If we pull your clearance up early the response is always no we will call you back.

By the way, the departure runway is on the ATIS and it runs 24 hours a day, go give it a listen.
Once a few of you guys (very small number) figure out that you are down there because we are up there and not the other way around, things will go much smoother.

I'm not Emirates, but work for a US Major into JFK/EWR/LGA on a regular basis. I will note that the "attitude" is ok with me, it will be dealt with immediately if it conflicts with my flight, but the ATC treatment of foreign carriers who may be new or not frequent visitors is out of line and a possible safety hazard.
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