Why are all the flights ex ZRH delayed by 2 hours or more?
Jun 28, 2018, 7:48 am
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Why are all the flights ex ZRH delayed by 2 hours or more?
Hi,
Does anyone know why all the flights are delayed this afternoon out of ZRH?
Cheers
Steve
Does anyone know why all the flights are delayed this afternoon out of ZRH?
Cheers
Steve
Jun 28, 2018, 11:13 pm
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This is what we have been told as well. However I do not see the logic on this: Departures are just the other way around, and landings were as always...
Regards,
Dirk
Regards,
Dirk
Jun 28, 2018, 11:23 pm
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Jun 29, 2018, 10:25 am
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Greetings - Dirk
Jun 29, 2018, 11:02 am
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O'Hare has a completely different airfield layout with pairs of parallel runways. What is the relevance to this situation at ZRH?
Jun 29, 2018, 1:27 pm
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Greetings - Dirk
Jun 29, 2018, 1:58 pm
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You are very welcome to read up on the complexities of airspace management at/around ZRH. www.skyguide.ch is a good starting point.
And pay special attention to the extra restrictions placed on the TMA by Germany, which begins about 10nm north of ZRH. Let's just say that the residents 10nm north of O'Hare don't get the same kind of leverage...
And pay special attention to the extra restrictions placed on the TMA by Germany, which begins about 10nm north of ZRH. Let's just say that the residents 10nm north of O'Hare don't get the same kind of leverage...
Jun 30, 2018, 3:42 am
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You are very welcome to read up on the complexities of airspace management at/around ZRH. www.skyguide.ch is a good starting point.
And pay special attention to the extra restrictions placed on the TMA by Germany, which begins about 10nm north of ZRH. Let's just say that the residents 10nm north of O'Hare don't get the same kind of leverage...
And pay special attention to the extra restrictions placed on the TMA by Germany, which begins about 10nm north of ZRH. Let's just say that the residents 10nm north of O'Hare don't get the same kind of leverage...
(in German, but the animations should be self-explanatory)
Jul 2, 2018, 4:47 am
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Many EU operators do not participate in the LAHSO wet or dry ops in the US and advise local ATC before landing. If you listen to the ORD frequency you will hear that quite often. I seriously doubt any EASA/European airfield has LAHSO in operation.
Jul 2, 2018, 5:10 am
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Americans have a system that somehow works, but some of the principles applied (reduced visual separation, multiple landing clearances at the same runway at the same time) are quite worrying for those used to European system.
One advantage that we have is that going into non-visual conditions does not disrupt the whole system, whereas Americans schedule for the best conditions, resulting in frequent groundstops when weather does not cooperate.
Jul 2, 2018, 6:01 pm
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I was stuck in this and it was a cluster. Lounge refused to re-book and was sending everyone to the transfer desk. Of course I missed my ZRH-LAX and the transfer desk wait for business passengers was 3+ hours.