At the time of the accident? Yes, but that's not the point Dick.
All of the parts of the airspace system WERE NOT functioning as they should have been. ATC ignored multiple tracking alerts.
Had the airspace system functioned correctly that accident would not have happened. We needed to fix the system not create a new one.
Surveillance coverage at Ballina was available all the way to the IAF. At the time of the accident, ClassE would not necessarily have meant a different outcome.
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