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reactions you refer to had already stated the arguments what 'intherealworld' mentioned - he or she just added their weight to the replies...
Post number 2.
Let's have all our customers flying extra miles at non-optimum levels in procedural airspace just so we can save a couple of ATCO salaries.
...when we go into PC we are likely to need just as many on nights, if not more, as the band-boxing options are going to complicate things.
Post number 3
...the whole concept of ATC regulation and licensing would need to be bypassed or overhauled...
...the amount of arrivals, especially until 3am (ish) is actually fairly significant.
Of course, no thought is made of the extra manning required up north to work the initial start of the transatlantic arrivals with the extra workload of London FIR traffic...
Also, not thought to the licensing requirements that state an early shift cannot commence before 0530 - therefore night shift manning will still be required.
Post number 14
The night-time window that the skies over the UK are quiet enough for procedural control not to have a big impact is so small that this must surely be a non starter.
The fact that the window will fall well within nighttime manning hours, as laid down by SRG, means that we will still have to employ ATCOs on bona fide nightshift either side of the window...
Maybe next time other respondents should say they debated the facts for you to take them seriously or consider them worthy of having an opinion... heaven forbid one person on their own can come out with reasonable arguments