Who's providing a Service here? Not Eurocontrol or it's Commitees, that's for sure.
What comes out of the Eurocontrol (and any other) committee is only as good as what goes in (RI-RO)
Maybepilot Has it ever occured to you that you may not be the only aircraft in that particular bit of airspace or that there may even be lots of military people playing around with flash bangs just off the airway?
Pitotheat for your information
The Route Charges System is operated in a very cost-efficient way, with low collection costs (less than 0.3%).
The governance of the Route Charges System is based on:
A decision-making process involving all Member States
A strong involvement of ANSP
A regular consultation of Airspace users through well-established consultation processes
Hardly a
considering that the costs, per country, would be about the same if each country charged individually.
Pilot: Dial in 7600 and stay up there.
Then sit back and enjoy the view as already suggested. BTW please retain the CVR tape for analysis. And if we really decide our plonker is being pulled, expect an unscheduled diversion and a long and thorough examination (including the lubricated rubber gloves)
