Re: On time running of CityRail suburban services

["tony bailey" <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au>]

David Johnson wrote in message .
>
>I thought the take-off time was the time that the wheels leave the ground.
For
>instance, the 09:45 plane starts boarding at 09:25, and is usually flying
over
>Mortdale by 09:47.
>

I have NEVER seen this happen with an aircraft - in fact for domestic
services the time from pushing back at a Sydney domestic terminal  to the
actual take off can be 15 - 20 minutes with only  a minor amount of waiting
during the taxi to the other end of the airport.

Tony Bailey