Originally Posted by
Ambient Sheep
Speaking as SLF, when I first read that back in July I was utterly shocked that a major international airport could have just one ATC on duty no matter what the time of day -- what about sudden incapacitation?
It wouldn't be a big deal. Those jets on the ground would stay there, and those in the air would land in an orderly fashion. There are places where passenger jets operate in and out of airports that don't have any controllers at all. Despite what they might like you to think, we don't really need them
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