So much for six runways!
Mar 31, 2015, 2:32 pm
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So much for six runways!
One of these rare and unexpected windy days in Holland today.
Of 60 departures scheduled between 8h55 and 10h55 this evening, three have been canceled, three left more or less on time, and the others are delayed. A few lucky ones by only 30 minutes or so, but most by 1½ - 2 hours.
What use are six runways when three of them are at right angles to the direction most storms come from, and all of them are subject to various usage restrictions that limit their utility and capacity?
LHR, with all of two runways, is doing much better. No cancelations, fewer and shorter delays. Of the delayed flight, three have AMS as their destination.
Johan
Of 60 departures scheduled between 8h55 and 10h55 this evening, three have been canceled, three left more or less on time, and the others are delayed. A few lucky ones by only 30 minutes or so, but most by 1½ - 2 hours.
What use are six runways when three of them are at right angles to the direction most storms come from, and all of them are subject to various usage restrictions that limit their utility and capacity?
LHR, with all of two runways, is doing much better. No cancelations, fewer and shorter delays. Of the delayed flight, three have AMS as their destination.
Johan
Apr 1, 2015, 6:04 am
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On arrival at the airport this morning, the Flight Display screens were showing a delay of 40 minutes. When we boarded - in good time for the new departure time - the captain apologised profusely, stating that BA ops had somehow mistakenly delayed the flight for no good reason. We had therefore missed our slot, and this, taken with the wind at Amsterdam together with - apparently - the installation of new software at Amsterdam ATC - meant that our next slot would not have us airborne for another 100 minutes or so.
End result - we landed 2 hours late.
Apr 1, 2015, 12:16 pm
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Edited to add that luchtvaartnieuws.nl reports another 56 cancelations today.
Johan
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Apr 2, 2015, 7:45 pm
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My flight LHR-NCE on Tuesday was delayed by a few hours.