Ref Bristow CHC etc. In 2001 they had a backlog on the NS due to weather and pulled all their aircraft from the event with a couple of days to go. Operators who had signed charter agreements were left in a lot of trouble with no financial comeback. Fortunately there has been little need for the NS operators since, and as an ex NS pilot who happily flew Silverstone in S61s now on the on shore side of the fence and someone who got caught out by what happened in 2001 a lot of trust was lost.
Quiet year this year, although a trip to the advisory hold at about 16:30 made me think a bit.
Never ceases to amaze me how the flow is controlled the way it is and how all the pilots and ground crews manage to keep their humour in the conditions. I spent 20 minutes in our terminal watching the boys and girls work their socks off and managing to still smile as they held open doors and helped with starps.