Im sorry, but I can't tell you
why jets aren't allowed to route SAM-NORRY-WCO.
All I can say is, that's what it says in the good book (MATS part2), so that's the way we have to do it. Even theough I havent a clue why. Most likely to be the reason offered by NLN. if everyone piled up the west side it would shaft the traffic flow.
It's not nice having to tell you BEE lads that your going to have to go via MID, coz you generally plod up and down N866 accepting all the lefts and rights with no complaints.
I have seen a couple of Dash 8s, on radar, going particularly quickly up N866 and wondered on occasion whether it was really a 146 in disguise! Never got round to nipping out to the Swanwick canteen as you cross SAM to see if you have filed porkies to get up the west side!
If I had anything to do with it even the TPs would go via MID coz at FL170 you really get into the mixing pot in the SAM area with TMA departures. Excellent airprox opportunities every day.
