At last somebody else is pissed at the lack of service from ATNS. It is probably not the individual controllers at fault, more likely their management but really something needs to be done.
Unfortunately all one is likely to get is a rebuke from an ATCO for daring to question their controlling and an invite to "have these concepts explained to you"!
It is unlikely that perhaps someone at ATNS HQ would stop and think "hey maybe we are not the bee`s knees and maybe we could do better" and more likely that we will still have to wait for the jetstream to get to 5 miles before being allowed to depart, more likely we will still get stepped descents with no speeds once we`ve slowed down, more likely we will still get the "shortned (sp) ILS" (vectors for training), more likely we will still get the "standby for start - delay due to congestion at the holding point" (3 aircraft), more likely we will still get the "YOU REQUIRE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR A VFR DEPARTURE TO LANSERIA CALL BACK WHEN YOU`VE FILED" (i know it`s the law...but bejeeeesus it`s a Sunday morning for goodness sake just let me go - ok)....on and on and on.
Get with the service concept, we are all trying to make the economy go round but ATNS ain`t helping.