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Originally Posted by Brian Wilkes
Normal Sunday evening holding over Sydney. Holding up to 1 hour!
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It's actual not normal anymore. Airb delays in Sydney on a normal day are down to less than 4 mins per aircraft thanks to Metron. Last night, storms within 30-100nm of YSSY caused extensive congestion within the TMA and a reduced rate of traffic acceptance because of the irregular weather deviations required. Around 6:30pm traffic holding was increased from 20 mins to 45. Most airborne aircraft didn't have the fuel and consequently some were forced to divert.