I wonder if these are MOL figures.....ie...completely made up to encourage public distain ......or actual figures...ie.....what the Atco actually earns and not the cost of that Atco to the company in question!!
Having watched with interest the Irish story last month and being in a position to know exactly what an Irish Atco earns I am aware of the ridiculous lies that are told by some.....(in Ireland that being Mr ignorant O'Leary.. no doubt supported by his friends in the IAA) to get public support for a witch hunt. Everyone knows times are tough but why should controllers be constantly singled out.......I never hear controller salaries or ANSP's profits being even mentioned when the traffic levels are peak and ATCOS are working max loads all day long......Screams double standards to me.
Why should Atcos be constantly condemned for what in effect is the failure of ANSP to staff correctly.....if the ANSP does not train and provide staff then someone has to fill that gap....if they don't there will be the same people on here bitching and moaning about delays due to lack of personnel who are bitching and moaning about the salary of the controllers in question who have worked the overtime to ensure the delays do not occur .
If these reports are indeed correct then it seems in the case of Spain this is extreme and many earned exceptional pay to provide this service.... ..HOWEVER if the company had allowed this to go on for years and were happy up till now to not rectify the problem then why should the controllers be blamed........would any of you turn down the opportunity to make extra money....I don't think so
It is also unfair to tar all the controllers with the same brush.....I'm sure there are many who did not do as much overtime if any at all and they have now had their normal pay and conditions radically change through no fault of their own.....
So give the guys a break...if you want to put the blame on anyone blame AENA....I'm sure their managers earn considerable amounts of money to manage the company and it seems they haven't done that job at all......... I haven't seen any posts on here by discussing their salaries and ability to do their jobs!!!