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Old 19th Dec 2003, 18:04
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LONDON : the world's greatest capital city.....

....but not today, 19/12. See NOTAM below - this is becoming a regular problem. The new SVFR freq today contains a pre-rec announcement.

FROM 03/12/19 08:30 TO 03/12/19 13:30 A3313/03
E)DUE TO ATC STAFF SHORTAGE NO SPECIAL VFR SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED
IN THE LONDON CTR ON 125.62MHZ.
HEL TFC INBD TO HEATHROW, NORTHOLT, LONDON(BATTERSEA)HELIPORT OR
HAYES SHOULD CONTACT THAMES RADAR ON 132.7MHZ.FIXED WING TFC WISHING
TO LAND AT HEATHROW SHOULD CONTACT HEATHROW APPROACH ON 119.72MHZ.
SERVICE WILL BE OFFERED ACCORDING TO FLIGHT PRIORITY AND CONTROLLER
WORKLOAD.
FOR ALL OTHER QUERIES, CONTACT LONDON TERMINAL CONTROL CENTRE

mmmm...0830-1330....can't be the staff party......unless it was last night. Happy Christmas to all at London ATC & Thames Radar.
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