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Old 7th May 2018, 14:16
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Originally Posted by groundbum
I'm shocked that two controllers were paid to be on duty, but after 30 minutes one of them went off on an extended 3 hour break, a break from what? As the United Pilots said, they were waiting 30 minutes on the ground for departure. How much did this cost the airlines, whilst one controller napped on the sofa or played Minecraft?

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Having another controller isn't going to magically increase the flow rate.
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