Originally Posted by
NoHaz
... Seems like dispatchers hands will be tied and unable to add even if they foresee a longer taxi delay (jfk mornings), or a filed altitude that might not be granted or any situation where they would want to add more cushion...
Not defending the new policy coming down, but I think stuff like a known long taxi and an expected non optimum altitude is exactly what the dispatchers will be expected to add fuel for, and not just add a pad just because.