Delays in Brazil
As predicted by many but denied by Defense Ministry, ANAC, Lula, FAB, the holiday delays are building up. Jornal Nacional, the leading evening news channel, today showed check-in queues at CGH snaking outside the terminal, 40% of flights delayed country-wide. ANAC blaming it on yesterday's weather. It's rumoured elsewhere that controllers intend to apply 10-minute separation between takeoffs/landings at BSB on 31 Dec and 1 Jan to disrupt the presidential inauguration ceremonies.
ATC Watcher, how long do you reckon, off the top of your hat and, that it might take to reorganise/integrate ATC in Brazil? Assuming that financial and administrative control were to pass from 100% airforce to a civilian organisation (but probably govt owned as are the airports). When and if you reply, consider whether it might not be worthwhile starting a separate thread.