jackitin - not sure what planet it is you're on matey, but I hope they bring you better drugs, you're barking.
RYR may have asked for push backs with steps down, holds open and tugs not connected, but hey, they've got a schedule to keep, so what? It doesn't credit me or my colleagues with much intelligence in sorting the situation out. As for 'ignoring conditional pushback clearances to block taxiways', you make it sound like some sort of concerted campaign by RYR to disrupt the airport. It's happened once when I've been on the desk in nearly 6 years and that wasn't a 'foreign' crew.
As I said, barking.
Skippy - if he wants to talk about Gatwick, then why doesn't he b***er off to that thread!