Things must be desperate if they can't afford o/t to man the ops room.
Our overtime is far too cheap then! It ought to be remuneration such that it is cheaper to have the staff, and overtime is for unforeseen circumstances...
However, can nats afford NOT to man the ops room??
Still laughing at thought of either prestwick or swanwick closing at night though. A novel way to save money that - an idea that is so completely wrong, unsafe and unlicensable in a practical sense (cancel all night flying until those who might want to do it have all the validations for the whole country!!).
Here's a better idea - build wind turbines just off the end of the runways, we can use the jet efflux to make them go round, and use that energy to cut our electricity bills!!!
Or - single manning, but only for managerial positions!