World's worst airport for delayed arrivals.
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Mixed mode will never work at Heathrow. It's too small for one, and there are so many noise considerations which restrict departure routes.
edit: Sorry, I'll amend that. Mixed mode would work for twenty minutes or so until the airfield grinds to a halt.
Mixed mode will never work at Heathrow. It's too small for one, and there are so many noise considerations which restrict departure routes.
edit: Sorry, I'll amend that. Mixed mode would work for twenty minutes or so until the airfield grinds to a halt.
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A hold in a racetrack pattern with other aircraft is not considered a delay?
If my 767 departs airport 'A' and is not allowed to land at airport 'B' because of traffic density but has to loiter around in the air for another half hour burning up fuel and crew time, this sure indicates wasted time to me.
If my 767 departs airport 'A' and is not allowed to land at airport 'B' because of traffic density but has to loiter around in the air for another half hour burning up fuel and crew time, this sure indicates wasted time to me.
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As long as it lands on time, though, it's not a delay as far as the airlines see it. They would rather programme in an extra twenty minutes a flight to allow for holding, not having a vacant stand etc than cut the number of flights.
The vagaries of statistics. For example, if an outbound pushes back on time, then taxies or even sometimes gets towed to a remote holding area to wait for a slot time, the airline can class that as an 'on time departure', despite the fact that it won't take off for another hour or more.
The vagaries of statistics. For example, if an outbound pushes back on time, then taxies or even sometimes gets towed to a remote holding area to wait for a slot time, the airline can class that as an 'on time departure', despite the fact that it won't take off for another hour or more.
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Hey, you're meant to be on leave!
Tell you what, I'll stop saying it's impossible if I can watch you do bandboxed GMC in the new tower with EFPS and mixed mode on easterlies!!!!!
Tell you what, I'll stop saying it's impossible if I can watch you do bandboxed GMC in the new tower with EFPS and mixed mode on easterlies!!!!!
