In the sleepy Nz backwater, there is a little industrial law that stops any business from making people redundant and then employing others to fill the void. Makes sense ey! Mt Cook will NOT be closed down, Simple. Do you notice MOR you are about the only dissenting voice here. Are you trying to make yourself feel better for lying down and taking it from behind sometime in the past...........? In one breath you say you support pilots looking to maintain/better their lot and in the next you say pretty much they are fools for trying!