Hard morning for MEL

[Luke A]

How's this for an ATIS
ATIS ATIS YMML N 192017
APCH: EXPECT INSTRUMENT APPROACH
RWY: 16 FOR ARRS. RWY 27 FOR DEPS
+ OPR INFO: AIRPORT DOWNGRADED TO CAT 1 DUE RVR FAILURE.
RVR RWY 16 AND 27 NOT AVAILABLE.
RUNWAY VISIBILITY FOR RWY 16.
TDZ 240M AT 2009Z.
RUNWAY VISIBILITY FOR RWY 27 TDZ 240M AT 2015Z.
LOW VISIBILITY PROCEDURES IN FORCE.
TWY ECHO BTN RWY 16 AND TWY FOXTROT NOT AVBL
WIND: VRB 5 KTS
+ CLD: OVC001
TMP: 8
QNH: 1030

[Luke A]

Live ATC sure is interesting at the moment. A virgin aircraft made an attempt for a 16, did a go around. SQ 227 decided to have a go, did a go-around, Korean Air is currently holding.
UPDATE: Singapore 227 heading to SYD, Cathay 135 heading to ADL. Royal Brunei is about to attempt an arrival.

[Brock Little]

2133 UTC: PR209 is now heading to SYD.
2145 UTC: QF94 and JQ8 are now diverting to SYD, QF1010 considering CBR.
2151 UTC: JQ156 is diverting to ADL.
2203 UTC: QF1010 is now diverting to CBR.
2210 UTC: GA716 diverting to SYD, MH149 diverting to ADL.
2241 UTC: DJ800 diverting to CBR.
2255 UTC: JQ7993 to OOL.
2304 UTC: DJ1361 to ADL.
2306 UTC: QF132 to CBR, JQ431 to AVV.

[Anthony T]

GA 716 heading to SYD now
MH 149 off to ADL

[Daniel M]

+ OPR INFO: AIRPORT DOWNGRADED TO CAT 1 DUE RVR FAILURE

What a joke. And Melbourne continually says it wonders why international airlines aren't choosing to fly here as opposed to SYD.

[Stefan Perkas]

PB61 VH-VOX diverting to ADL
EK404 A6-ECA diverting to SYD

[Anthony T]

Outside the front door :D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alfgarnett/6059977791/

[Jason A]

JQ36 DPS-MEL also diverted to SYD

[Stefan Perkas]

Air China 177 also diverted B-6076 was rego.

Looks as though everything is cleared up now, and aircraft are slowly getting in, just will take a while now to clear the backlog of aircraft which are circling.

[Nigel C]

What a joke. And Melbourne continually says it wonders why international airlines aren't choosing to fly here as opposed to SYD.


So it's fair to say you understand the complexity of such a system, and can make direct comparisons with the reliability of systems used by other Australian ports?

[Brian Wilkes]

Just think next year Melbourne will be CATIII approved, short term pain for long term gain:eek: