Originally Posted by
Wensleydale
It was challenged in court a few times and each time the MOD settled before publicity (or so crew-room gossip proposed). Rather than have to fight the case, the PAS was born - putting flying pay out of the equation rather than admit that they were wrong.
In the early ‘90s I subscribed to group that raised funds to obtain a counsel’s opinion on the merits of a carefully selected test case. Unfortunately the opinion was not favourable and there was deemed very little chance of success were the case to be pursued. That was where it ended and the group was wound up with the residual funds being returned to the subscribers.
There has not to to my knowledge subsequently been any organised attempt to reopen the matter. Should anyone know differently and be able to provide either evidence or knowledge gained first hand I should be very interested to hear it.
YS