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Old 26th Apr 2021, 21:47
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Originally Posted by Icarus2001
Hahaha. In theory. So Melbourne experiences a disaster, how do the rated Melbourne controllers get to BNE? The Brisbane guys will not be rated on the sectors for Melbourne. Will any aircraft be flying? It is a long bus trip.
I dare say that it’s merely a contingency that doesn’t require ratings on the individual sectors. That may come with restrictions such as flow rates etc.

Either way, they wouldn’t be so stupid as to require controllers from the opposite centre to physically be there providing the service
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