Dispatch reporter does not think that the FAA can refuse non preferential routing during busy period...

Attributes
ACN	215851
Time
Date	199207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz airport : dfw
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	215851
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

It does not seem appropriate that central flow (ATC flow) should be putting messages of this type out to the carriers. Their charter, as is ATC's, the separation of aircraft. They are not in the business of flight planning around WX (although they think they area). Has anyone thought of rotating (on a tdy basis) a group of air carrier flight dispatchers to central flow to help them formulate their swap plans.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCH RPTR DOES NOT THINK THAT THE FAA CAN REFUSE NON PREFERENTIAL RTING DURING BUSY PERIODS.

Narrative: IT DOES NOT SEEM APPROPRIATE THAT CENTRAL FLOW (ATC FLOW) SHOULD BE PUTTING MESSAGES OF THIS TYPE OUT TO THE CARRIERS. THEIR CHARTER, AS IS ATC'S, THE SEPARATION OF ACFT. THEY ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF FLT PLANNING AROUND WX (ALTHOUGH THEY THINK THEY AREA). HAS ANYONE THOUGHT OF ROTATING (ON A TDY BASIS) A GROUP OF ACR FLT DISPATCHERS TO CENTRAL FLOW TO HELP THEM FORMULATE THEIR SWAP PLANS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Dispatch reporter does not think that the FAA can refuse non preferential routing during busy periods.