Reading this whole sorry saga of a post just cements the decision to abandon the good ship ATNS. Not just from the quality of people and service that gets churned out but also the incessant whinging that takes place on a daily basis. Pilots complain about crappy service and ATCs complain about crappy pilots. Round and round we go with no end in sight to this perpetual orgy of moaning.
I have made my views clear in the past on how to solve the problem from ATC side. As for the users of the service one of two choices:
1. Shut up and suck it up.
2. Do something constructive AND effective. e.g. Create an escrow fund into which ATNS fees are deposited and only to be paid out when a commitment to better service can be secured. It works when you do it correctly/legally.
All said and done one has to keep in mind that traffic is ever increasing and the good ol' days of Dct no speed (
) Rwy03L is maybe gone forever.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.....