YMML queue rwy 16 yesterday
 

YMML yesterday 25 aircraft waiting for takeoff. Taxi time 90 minutes.

​​​​​​09 would have been ok , why not use it, only a few arrivals into Essendon on 17 you could send a few departures in the meantime until the next Essendon arrival comes.

what about gate holds?

Anyone from ATC able to comment?

90 minute taxi is an embarrassment. Why would you continue to approve aircraft to push back. Hold them at the gate! When a Jetstar lands let a Jetstar pushback, when an International lands let an international pushback ect. This would ensure 10,000+ L of fuel aren’t wasted and gates are still available when an aircraft lands.

Heads need to roll at ASA management.

A mate who was involved told me they waited more than 90 minutes and there was
- a few return to blocks as people ran short of fuel
- people shutting down engines to try and scrape enough fuel together to legally depart
- 2000’ spacing between arrivals and only one departure in between if you were lucky

ATC have made it very clear in the past that they don’t use 09 for departures because they just don’t know how to, haven’t got the SIDS - nor training on how to do it.

ABSOLUTE disgrace.

We need to send some ATC folk for work on exchange in the USA - LAX, ORD, NYC, DFW TWR, TRACON, RAPCON - to experience, learn and bring back better ways to deal with high density traffic and bad weather. The traffic and weather they deal with daily there are on another level.

Hey man:E you've got to see the BIG picture! 1.5 hrs of sweet Jane Benjamin for me!:}

Oh I forgot QF SH is block time only! Sorry guys.

It was a joke. Coordinator for pushback clearance, ok, we call, he gives approval. He did this despite knowing we had a 90 minute taxi delay ahead of us. Why the **** can't they just issue a start time like literally any other 3rd world country?

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Take a bow Melbourne.

Crazy, happened to me a few weeks ago, there was no mention of delays so we pushed back and taxied for 48 minutes! Honestly, just tell me there is a fricken big queue and give me a start time so I don’t piss away 1500kg of fuel sitting in a queue.

Where do you put the arriving aircraft if you're all still parked at the gate?

Airports like JFK are notorious for queues for 30+ aircraft waiting to takeoff :rolleyes:

1 for 1 champ, when one of the same flavour calls tower on final you let one of the same flavour push back.

How did they start their engine again?! Where I’m at we need clearance that it’s clear behind and only way we can do that is if someone is connected or hand signal.

You burn less on the ground than the guys going around and around in the air. Why did you decide to push back? Your company is well aware of the situation on the ground. Why are they launching flights inbound when they know the situation on the ground?

So you get an arrival and one pushes back to join the departure queue as number 19 champ?

My JFK record is 84, with 2 hours 40 minutes from pushback to takeoff.

When ATC pay the fuel bill, the fix will be overnight.

Had a large start delay out of China the other night. At least they kept us at the gate. We took off within 3 minutes of when they said we would.

In the good ole days AOI VOL 2 said ATC was supposed to be safe, orderly and expeditious.

If only you bus fliers knew the real facts…..

Just be thankful it was safe….orderly and expeditious…..ROTFALMAO

C’mon just think of it as stimulating the economy, some controllers made nearly half a million this year, so I’m told.

We all know that money compensates for a lot of fatigue.

Is it a problem that they work almost 1000 hrs of OT a year???

Y’all keep them eyes on the TCAS now.

Y’all have a good one!

Why on earth is anyone surprised
 

This has been ongoing for decades, it annoys ATC as well I can assure everyone of that...

ATC can only work with the crap infrastructure its been provided with by the @r$# clowns that lease/own the joint.

Melbourne was due a 3rd RWY before the GFC in 2008, the place has not fundamentally changed since it was built 50+ years ago.

My advice to all those out there, please complain to your company, get them to complain to Melbourne airport...if enough of that occurs they might finally do something about it...

Although the wind may have been favourable, the cloud base most likely precluded 2 RWY operations utilising RWY 09 for arrivals RWY 16 departures due YMEN operations and circling for RWY 17......

Firing adhoc 09 departures into what was occurring to the east of Melbourne would have been unhelpful and reckless, at some point workload and complexity will overwhelm an individual.

This is an infrastructure issue, nothing more nothing less.

Don't blame ATC for RWY 16 IMC, we've always been doing our best with a ****zen sandwich.

Because you've got to join the queue at somestage.
The whole point being discussed here is that if start times/sequences were given you would be in the queue without having to push.

Its not as simple as saying the companys know whats going on so why send aircraft inbound either. The airlines will need to make that decision a few hours prior and they won't have a clue what the departure queue is going to look like that far out.

Hi, roughly what time was this?

COBT for departures - it’s that simple

Perth use COBT's for departure every morning. Why can't a place like Melbourne? How embarrassing. But Melbourne has always had crap ATC, we've had many thread about it, can't imagine why it would change now.