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Emirates charged with breaching overnight curfew
From: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...105-2wyqj.html
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Summary offence
The Local Court can't impose a fine of that magnitude - if it's in that court it's just being prosecuted as a summary offence, with a maximum penalty of $6,600.
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I'm sure they can afford it haha.
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Watching the Dubai Airport show on Foxtel last night and seeing them invest $3 billion in a new terminal and getting an impression on how they run things, it will be pocket change to EK.
It was embarrassing to watch them struggling to get EK414 away on time last night because they were trying to beat the curfew in Sydney.
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Embarrassing because they hadn't been able to plan better to meet the rules of the airport?
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Or embarrassing that the airport has stupidly antiquated rules and gutless politicians who won't change them?
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Surely Sydney is the only significant airport with a curfew?
Oh, sorry, no it isn't. How does Heathrow manage its curfew? Look, I can see a place for greater flexibility with the curfew around major service disruptions such as severe weather (and removing the 80ph cap), but SYD is not located for 24/7-365 service without a major impact on a big chunk of Sydney's population. |
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I suspect the cost of any fine imposed will be less than that of the operational cost associated with unexpected accommodation, downline delays for that aircraft etc.
If it were not, Emirates Ops would have canned the flight/s and rescheduled |
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Seems a bit better than Sydney's 'all in' antiquated approach |
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True. Perhaps some greater variations whilst maintaining the 34L takeoff ban.
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