Ah, 212man, but for a bit of advance thinking and investment in the people, rather than bonuses for the high and mighty, the pilots would still be able to move about the company. Granted there was a time when Nigeria was not all that bad but those days are long gone.
We used to delight in seeing the fair haired show up...do a year or so...then off to nice places. One could even cut down a set of power lines on an airtest...then get sent to Trinidad as a punishment while non-Brits got to linger...linger....linger....in Paradise.
For those who like to maintain the resemblence of a normal life....indefinite tours in Nigeria can become unbearable after a while. Compound that with the ****ty attitude of the management and it became the thing not to do.
As long as one is benefiting from the secret handshake....life has some attraction in Nigeria for Bristow.