The utilisation of 23L as a departure-only R/W is pathetic. No arrivals, and very often there are 8 at the 23L hold and no-one taking off. Due, largely, to the fact that the majority of 23L deps' turn right........Requiring a 2 min departure separation, to provide the radar controllers in Jockistan with the requisite 5nm minimum separation.
philbky, The 'Knutsford Kink' was introduced in the early 1990s/late '80s, based on BA11/B732 noise-levels. It has cost us an unbelievable tonnage of Kerosene, to date, whilst the residents of Knutsford enjoy 'surround-sound'.