Maxy - Professionals - yes, and bloody proud of that. It is not, however, our job to provide direct routeings and shortcuts - no matter the reason for them being requested. come and take a visit one day and see how much is involved in your shortcut - the telephonecalls to co-ordinate (with usually more than 1 sector), the extra r/t that can be involved, sometimes re-routes and new strips are involved. All this while trying to keep a sector running as normal. Are the 20 miles saved worth it???