Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Interesting range of views, some of which have hit the nail on the head.
When talking about the UK, one only has to remember that pretty well all its airports are in the private sector. At the end of the day, it all comes down to shareholder value and the bottom line.
You don't have to look any further than that. Get used to it.
Exactly - you prepare for what you REALLY need - a couple of days disruption every 5 years is not a big issue. There'd be a load of posts about "waste", "corruption", excessive spending", "people paid to sit around for years for something that never happens" etc etc if the UK did bring in Norwegian levels of snow clearance preparation