At least down this end of Sheikh Z Highway, we never hear about increases until late January, so we don't ever expect to hear anything at our christmas party.
Be patient guys, my attitude is that Oz is short of controllers, NZ is short of controllers, Muscat is short, Bahrain is short, we are all short, as a result Sth Africa is more than short, Canada is short of controllers, and all reports are that the U.S is heading for a staffing crisis cos you guessed it they are short of controllers, so the last thing Serco/GCAA/DCA can afford to do is lose the guys they have by penny pinching when the well is bone dry for replacements.
We are all in a great position right now, and as the traffic grows and the shortages around the world cause more and more delays, our bargaining postion can only improve. Cheers