sjc
Active Member
Aren't they effectively limited to something like 120-160 takeoffs and landings per day for noise reasons? I wish I could find a copy of the Tripartite Agreement to see what it actually says.
A plane making 10 trips back and forth to Ottawa will use up 10 takeoff/landing slots (5 takeoffs and 5 landings), so with 20 planes they will be pushing the limit (planes to more distant destinations won't be making 10 trips per day) if not exceeding it.
Any planes past number 20 almost certainly will have to be assigned to non-YTZ routes.
EDIT: An alternative would be to put all of their planes on long distance routes via one of their current destinations. For example, instead of having planes go back and forth to Ottawa, have them all do YTZ-YOW-YHZ-YOW-YTZ (or similar long distance routes). That way that the chance of not needing to change planes in Ottawa when heading to distant destinations increases.
A plane making 10 trips back and forth to Ottawa will use up 10 takeoff/landing slots (5 takeoffs and 5 landings), so with 20 planes they will be pushing the limit (planes to more distant destinations won't be making 10 trips per day) if not exceeding it.
Any planes past number 20 almost certainly will have to be assigned to non-YTZ routes.
EDIT: An alternative would be to put all of their planes on long distance routes via one of their current destinations. For example, instead of having planes go back and forth to Ottawa, have them all do YTZ-YOW-YHZ-YOW-YTZ (or similar long distance routes). That way that the chance of not needing to change planes in Ottawa when heading to distant destinations increases.
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