I don't really want to get into any NCT v MME arguments here but I have to answer N707ZS;
Can you honestly say that Newcastle has had no grants from Government and possibly even Europe whilste Teesside has had none.
I believe One North East deals equally with both airports!
And for slippery dealings I mean at Newcastle, I believe ATC were told loose some money or loose some staff over recent years.
??????????? Newcastle ATC has more staff now than at any time before! It is true that our Air Traffic Control Assistants did lose some pay in the JP review years ago but they were and still are paid more than staff at MME! In fact if the pay and conditions are so bad up here why has another member of MME staff just jumped ship to NCL!!!!
Stop trying to smoke screen MME problems with NCL.