Originally Posted by
BarbiesBoyfriend
Lord Adonis stated on 'The world at One' today that there had been an over reaction to the Ash event by the authorities concerned.
We will therefore be standing by for Lord Adonis' resignation. He is at the top of the whole tree of bureaucrats.
If WW did indeed bring pressure to bear to get UK FIR's open then I stand by him. After some days of little clear directive other than what some could describe as health and safety syndrome, the fact is that UK airspace cannot be closed for business indefintely without someone or body standing up to be counted. If WW did that then good on him.
Indeed. Well done WW for actually pushing it through and launching all those flights from overseas (was it really 26 ?) into London to arrive the minute it was planned to open. I may have had harsh words about his commercial and managerial decisions in the past, but am right behind him on this one. Bear in mind, all those going on about the commercial aspects, the principal beneficiaries of this were the PASSENGERS who were returned home. Sometimes they get forgotten along the way.
Notably the Bearded Wonder didn't do the same at his carrier.