Waiting For The Curfew To End

At either end of the Kangaroo Route are two curfew airports, London's Heathrow and Sydney's Kingsford Smith. Every morning, whilst you sleep, pilots fly their aircraft in holding patterns waiting for the airports to open.

Despite what ATC say about the planning and 'speed control', the old adage holds true most of the time:

"Whoever gets to the holding pattern first … wins!"

And as you land-bound people wake under leaden skies, nature hands us this view as payoff for flying throughout the night.