Originally Posted by
THE FREAK
Why not re-build and invest in Hurn. It would be cheaper than moving and creating the chaos and mass-disturbance for the students, staff and customer units.
As I said in my previous post its much better to keep all the support staff in one area so there is less travelling and time wasted. Plus there is cost saving to be made with only one Facilities Management team required etc. etc.
If it were located at Whiteley how much more convenient that would be for AC and TC controllers participating in Real time simulations, little additional travel to the normal job.
If the Hurn site needs re-building then it could be built anywhere but may be more problematic at the existing site if there is no land to build on whilst still running the existing facility.
Hurn airport DESPERATELY need a new terminal so there may have been financial incentive, in addition to that of co-location, for NATS to move out.
Makes sound financial sense to my ATC support mind.
BD