Permission to enter MATZ
Hi
This happened to me twice last week flying between Worcs and the IOW.
I call up a MATZ, pass my message as requested, including "...and request MATZ transit (detail of where, stub etc).
I'm offered FIS, all the usual, no mention of MATZ transit. Fine, I expect they will get back to me when I'm a bit closer. They don't. I say "...about to enter MATZ". Still no response, and they're not too busy.
When this happened on the way home as well, I started wondering if it's normal? Is there some reason why they did not respond to the request? I am aware that I'm not obliged to get permission, but it seems odd to just ignore it if I ask.