OldTownPilot
Well-Known Member
In this case I probably should have involved the staion ops more in the decision, they seemed to indicate that EDCT times for this particular outsation almost NEVER get moved up.
For XJT, it seemed (all but once that I recall) that the company had the correct time sooner than tower did. Of course the one time that they didn't it turned into a major cluster (cx'd flight after 6 hours of "update in 30")
I never really dealt with any other chronically delayed airports while ramping in BGR, but It seemed like that times rarely moved up going into EWR. We were close enough to BOS that we could have a plane loaded and ready, and make an arrival slot in 40 minutes that someone else lost. being close has its advantages and disadvantages.