Originally Posted by
CaptainMidnight
As far as I am aware, no airport owner/manager in this country has ever shown any interest in taking on the associated cost, infrastructure and responsibility for providing such services.
How many have voluntarily taken on even providing a CAGRS or UNICOM?
I counted the UNICOMs in ERSA once a few years ago, I was surprised by how many there were.
There is now only one CAGRS, at Ayers Rock. I believe it was/is run under contract to the airport by a Melbourne-based company utilising space in the fire station observation cab.
The model in the UK is that the airports go out to tender and appoint a company to conduct ATC from the airport-owned facility.
There are about 130 ANSPs in Britaiin, we have only got one and you know how monopolies operate.....