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Airbanda
5th May 2015, 20:46
Earlier this evening FR24 showed a number of LCY inbounds holding around FL20-25 in the Honiley area. Once released they were taking a circuitous route almost as far as Clacton before routing up the river to destination.
At least one (BCY from Dublin landing at LUT) diverted.
What was the issue?
Wind?
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
5th May 2015, 21:28
2000 to 2500 feet in the Honiley area? I seriously think not.
Airbanda
6th May 2015, 06:06
Oops typo. Should of course have read FL200-250
Set 1013
6th May 2015, 08:06
Hi airbanda
Yes you are right. The wind caused quite a bit of disruption to arrivals into LCY last night. Arriving aircraft were asked to hold at HON & WCO. It was purely down to the backlog of arrivals.
Talkdownman
6th May 2015, 09:57
a circuitous route almost as far as Clacton before routing up the river to destination
…which is the STandard ARrival, BKY-BRAIN-MAYLA-SPEAR (http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-26414D8D35604305F80ED6F26DBD39B8/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGLC_7-4_en_2015-03-05.pdf)
Airbanda
6th May 2015, 20:08
which is the STandard ARrival, BKY-BRAIN-MAYLA-SPEAR
Indeed, but most flights cut the corner and route BPK>LAM (or vicinity) to westerly finals @ LCY. Having been three or four times round a HON hold is it surprising that some services may be too low on fuel to do the full STAR?