Originally Posted by
chevvron
A Pan call should get you priority in the UK; it could escalate to Mayday status.
Every unit I worked at a Pan call was given priority over 'ordinary' fligjts.
Sorry if my previous post was confusing; a Pan call will get you priority; advising that you'll make a Pan call if there are further delays won't (which was what I was trying to say).
For me, it's about advising the controller that I can cope with what I've got now without priority handling, but I won't be able to if you delay me further.
Controllers - is this helpful, or is it just unnecessarily complicating things?
Apologies for any confusion.