ACR VECTORED OFF COURSE TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM CORP ACFT WHO DID NOT RECEIVE TURN ISSUED; AND WAS DESCENDING THROUGH ALT OF THE ACR. CORP PLT COMPLAINT REFERENCE ATC HANDLING.

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JAX CENTER ASKED ME TO DSND TO FL290. I STARTED A 500 FPM DSCNT. THEN; HE GAVE ME A RESTRICTION; BE AT FL290 IN 20 MI. I THEN INCREASED MY DSCNT TO 1500 FPM (MUCH CHATTER ON THE FREQ). I ASKED IF I COULD CLB BACK TO FL330 WHEN TFC PERMITTED. ANSWER NEGATIVE. I THEN ASKED FOR FL310 IF TFC PERMITTED AND WAS INFORMED REASON FOR FL290 IN 20 MI WAS SBND FL310 TFC. NEXT THING I HEARD; DUE TO FREQ BEING BLOCKED; 'ACR Y TURN TO 270 DEGS DUE TO A CORP TYPE X REFUSING TO TURN TO 090.' I ASSUMED HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ME; SO I ASKED. 'YES; YOU WERE TOLD TO TURN TO 090;' WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE OR ROGER FOR. SOON AFTER WE WERE TURNED OVER TO WASH CENTER AND INFORMED BY WASH TO CALL JAX WHEN WE LANDED; COLLECT IF NECESSARY. I CALLED USING MY OWN EXPENSE AND HAD A VERY NICE CONVERSATION WITH SHIFT BOSS. ASKED IF I WAS AWARE OF TFC PROB IN AND OUT OF FL. MY ANSWER WAS YES; AS I FLEW IN AND OUT OF FL ABOUT 15 TIMES/YR AND HAVE SINCE 1979. TODAY IT TOOK US 1+31 TO FLY FROM NAPLES TO JAX DUE TO MANY VECTORS DUE JET TFC. I ASKED SOUTHERN JAX CENTER SECTOR FOR FL290 IF IT WOULD HELP HIS TFC AND LET US GO DIRECT TO JAX; BUT NO GOOD LUCK FOR US DUE TFC. REASON WE WERE PUT AT FL290 WHEN WE WERE WAS DUE TO 5 JETS FASTER COMING UP BEHIND US. THIS WAS TOLD IN PHONE CONVERSATION. EASIER TO MOVE US (1) THAN 5. ALSO; REASON WE COULD NOT CLB BACK UP TO FL330; TOLD BY JAX CENTER IF SHOULD HAVE DSNDED FASTER AT FIRST THAN I DID. (FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD THAT UNLESS ASKED TO DSND FASTER.) BECAUSE OF ALT CHANGES AND VECTORS ON THIS DAY; OUR FLT FROM NAPLES TO PROVIDENCE WAS 34 MINS LONGER THAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN. AFTER THE PHONE CALL WITH JAX CENTER; I FIGURED WE WERE THE SCAPEGOAT OR THE QUICKEST WAY OUT FOR A GOOF BY SOMEBODY. WE COULD HAVE BEEN LOWERED SOONER W/O SO MUCH HURRY. 5 JETS FASTER COMING UP BEHIND DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN.