Long traffic jam today at Melbourne Airport as all departures and arrivals are being handled on Runway 36, despite the airport having two runways.
Multiple 10-minute delays for departures as 2–3 planes are landing one after another — a very slow and drawn-out process.
IFATC is always trying to optimize the airport layout and reduce the delays as much as possible. However, YMML is not really a great airport to handle lots of traffic. Also due to the intersection of the rwys it makes the operation more difficult. You cant have a plane take-off from 32 while on the same moment one touches down on 27. All in all you can always expect delays when YMML is featured.
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