WILCO737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8473 posts, RR: 78 Reply 1, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1386 times:
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Hi there,
a Captain told me that he had to wait for 2.5 hours for the start up with passengers on board! He was no 53 in sequence for start up! That happend on that day the Air Europe slid off the Runway in München (Munich, MUC, EDDM).
Pretty long time to sit in an aircraft...
My worst Slot was just 90 minutes (but due to weather) so doesnt count...
Kaddyuk From Wallis and Futuna, joined Nov 2001, 4125 posts, RR: 29 Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1331 times:
When they close LHR at peak periods, you can expect over 1.5 hours to wait for a slot as happend to some friends when LHR closed for 40 mins due to a storm. Had to wait nearly 2hours for a slot to JFK due to the back log...
Whoever said "laughter is the best medicine" never had Gonorrhea
3w From Ireland, joined Sep 2004, 85 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 1324 times:
they are not too bad
jazus, i know of one DUB-CDG flight with AF which a sched dept of 0640 didnt get a slot til 1015 and they boarded on time hoping for improovment!!!....there must be worse than that though
BritPilot777 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 1075 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1286 times:
Not to long for me really, only 45 mins on a United flight from DTW to ORD, mainly due to congestion at ORD
Contact_tower From Norway, joined Sep 2001, 536 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1210 times:
"hi,
Just wondering what was the worst ATC slot anyone has expierienced or heard of excluding weather slots as they can go on forever."
A RAF C-130J from Bardufoss to Lyenham got a 03:45 delay CTOT last winter due to staff shortage in London FIR somehwhere. (The Slot Allocation Message give reason and location of delay)
You feel kinda stupid working tower at 23:30 in the evening, 160nm inside the arctic circle, with NO traffic within MANY miles, and you have to hold back traffic due to problems 1200nm away! The way the system works.
How to solve problem, if pilot wants (and if MIL), cancel Flightplan, and re-file with "OAT" slipped in the routing field where the flight cross into affected FIR........
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