If the headwinds were forecast to be light, we would take a delay at the gate at LAX, (45 minutes or more) so as not to arrive too early at SYD.
The fine for landing before 6 am local time at SYD was $200,000 AU.
On a few occasions we would have to enter holding or take delaying vectors in order to comply with the curfew.
Not many U.S. airports, if any, have such penalties that I am aware of.
The problem on the return leg to LAX from SYD was not with a curfew as such, but predicated on the time that U.S. Customs and Immigration opened for service.
If "service" is the correct description.
Last edited by wanabee777; 27th Nov 2015 at 14:30.