To anyone who's the least bit concerned about all this kefuffle (younger daughter's fav new word) I'd say:
1. Our business is a team effort: Loading, engineering, despatch, ATC, cabin crew, security, flight crew etc etc. (sorry if I've missed anyone out)
2. The air traffic controller and the captain and the first officer and the flight engineer (if fitted) will be monitoring what's going on.
. . so no different from the way it was done before except for a spot of very welcome evolution.
With thanks to the evoluters.
. . an when I was 25 I thought that by now there'd be no HF radio or NDBs - evolution's a bit slow actually.