Originally Posted by
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The obvious solution is to roster the overtime the same way as other shifts. The EBA stipulates that reasonable overtime should be completed, I don't see why controllers should not do 1-2 additional shifts every 2-3 weeks. This is normal in other companies and it only seems to be the controllers that have a problem with it.
It seems that many Sector Groups and Towers are doing exactly what you have suggesting. That and a whole lot more, and still the system is failing. ATCs are working additional shifts, working changes of shifts so much so that the average punter would be shocked by the number of additional shifts worked, the number of additional hours worked, the sequences of shifts worked, just to maintain a semblance of service continuity.
Originally Posted by airdualbleedfault ..."you give us x amount of controllers, we will handle x amount of aircraft" ...
We have already seen this with BNE, MEL & SYD arrival rates, this is likely to be applied to the ENR sector groups, that is a reduction in traffic (perhaps 2018 traffic levels).