zube said:
Sydney ATC seems to have forgotten them. Or is it just too hard for the darlings.
Where have you been for the last 18 months mate? Haven't you read the ATC staffing forum? You can't fill the position if you don't have the people. It's not too hard for us 'darlings' - you think we want to talk to you any longer than we have to?
By the way, one day my flight was delayed because the Captain was late from a connecting flight. I thought to myself - "Why can't the FO just fly it himself or has he forgotten how to fly, the little darling"
Bit unfair hey?
Give us a break mate. Help us make the staffing issue a priority for airlines too. Get in you management's ear about it. But please don't blame us 'darlings'.
When was the last time you got a roster written with gaps in it, hoping that someone would come in on their day off, and have no one rostered on standby? Never? That's what our rosters look like - there's not enough people to start with, let alone replacements for illness, emergencies etc.
Sayonara,
Showa Cho.