Why don't we just start with a feeder fix time given prior to take off. Why does an A380 that has been airborne in excess of 12 hours get a 15 minute delay into Melbourne.
No. All Australian departures already have slot times for departures that arrive in the hotspots. Maybe you'd like to sit on the bridge for an extra 15 minutes at Dubai to make your COBT for Melbourne?
Secondly, for close in flights (less than 2 hours) if I get delayed for reasons out of my control eg other traffic at a CTAF, I've got to go like blazes to make it. Without tight centralised and coordinated departure control, FF times assigned airborne are best (and were even better before Maestro).
Fair enough Rex. Seems a lot of others around the world don't see it as a problem. Perhaps you should get your load factors up or carry more fuel?
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