No comparison with the London airspace transfer. The overall efficiency of that airspace was much improved
Ah Findo says that there is no comparison!!!
So Findo thinks that changing a large piece of procedural oceanic airspace to radar control will not increase the overall efficiency or the safety.
Just how many direct routings do Shanwick give from 20 west?......lots to the next oceanic point but none to antwhere else!!
If one looks at the thred regarding pay, one can see that the term "whinging northern ATCOs" is used by other NATS controllers.
Seems like it is money money moeny as far as the northern UK units are concerned.
The last people to profit from such an attitude was ABBA and if you remember that you will know that was displayed half backwards....much like the whinging about airspace improvements here.
regards,
DFC