And gents, lets not forget that (acording to BBC Manchester) "free flight" means pilots can choose the most direct and SAFEST route.
So free flight will tell pilots where every conflicting aircraft is, anywhere, any time? Someone please tell me how!
This was possibly the worst piece of "journalism" ever to come out of the BBC. Notice there was no representation from UK ATCOs, UK pilots, UK airlines....
Is it possible to sue the media under the advertising standards laws? They said it was a documentary (which to me means resembling the truth)...