Gonzo..........
Holding Point. A specified location, identified by visual or other means, in the vicinity of which the position of an aircraft in flight is maintained in accordance with air traffic control clearances.
The best way to make holding at LAM a thing of the past is to reduce the number of planes using Heathrow.
You need to get out from the glass tower and get some approach and area radar experience under your belt.
The LAM, BIG, OCK, and BNN, holds give the area bods a fighting chance of dealing with non-EGLL traffic, and not whacking the planes that matter to you. Folks know where the a/c are, they're not bimbling about in the most congested/complex bit of Europe's airspace.
Imagine if I arrived as your new GM and suggested that EGLL GMC should taxi outbound a/c all over the place, instead of forming a nice orderly queue at NB2E or NB1?
Last edited by ZOOKER; 30th Apr 2016 at 21:07.