escaped.atco. I'm not quite sure why you keep talking down ATC. It is an expensive part of the infrastructure but is essential. If you cut staff, it is very difficult to get back to a position where you can operate as you were last year. If you cut wages then some staff will just retire early, again leaving you short in the future. And let's face it, the ATC business was looking into an abyss of being short of staff before this crisis. Also, why would new people come in, devote their entire career to the job, when what was previously a good secure job, has now become insecure especially when you are training for 2 years before even having a chance of validating on a lower salary than before. Basically, it's the last part of the operation to cut back too much. It takes years to get an operation able to operate at an airfield that can shift 40-50 aircraft an hour all the time. You can't cut it and then suddenly turn the tap on again. Maybe if this situation lasts for a lot longer then there will be cuts, but it will be one of the last things to be cut. Just my opinion.