hey TWR
as far as i understand it, there will be a person there but not necessarily a controller or someone deemed to be a controller for special cases and emergencies but the automated stuff is basically like an atis giving the relevant information (wind, weather landing runway....etc) and there will be a standard frequency for all planes arriving to coordinate between themselves on who will land first. thats how it was explained to me.
does that mean that the fire crew won't be there and if they are, who will notify them of any emergency anyway......i'm very concerned coz there is a lot of people out there that i'm sure if they knew they where travelling to a place with effectively, no traffic control.....i don't think i would want to get on that plane not to mention the serious insurance implications for airlines.
its like getting in a cab in the middle of london, doing 100mph with no traffic lights and you as the passenger can only see out a little window to the side.