Originally Posted by
Nightflyer787
At least 50% of my flights get slowed down inbound to YYZ, no matter what time of day.
That would seem normal for any busy airport.
Originally Posted by
Nightflyer787
YVR has flow delays on multiple days per month, and not due to weather. They use the catchall “resource constraints”. This means not enough controllers. It’s been going on for years. This past August, YVR had flow delays on more than 50% of the days.
I believe YVR has had flow delays daily for at least the last two years.
And a large % of days prior to the panicdemic.
Originally Posted by
Nightflyer787
.....but they are hugely dependent on 3rd party providers and it’s not fair to ignore the impact these providers have on OTP.
As many airlines CEO's have said, airlines shouldn't be the insurer of last resort for third party providers.
Originally Posted by
canadiancow
.... even if I accept your entire post as fact (and I have no reason to doubt it), if every flight is delayed 10 minutes due to ATC issues, wouldn't that be a great reason to increase the blocked turn time by 10 minutes,....
I've noticed all airlines have increased block times this winter.
1:40-1:50 for Alberta to BC.
This was traditionally 1:25-1:35.
Originally Posted by
YOWgary
If the one and only problem with NAVCAN controllers is that they're all terrific but there simply aren't enough of them, that's still ultimately a NAVCAN problem. If the one and only place they're not getting the job done is on recruitment and onboarding, then that's still a gap that needs to get closed ASAP.
It currently takes about 3 years to get one controller qualified into a high level unit. Patience.
