Instead of blaming the controllers , try blaming the financially and morally bankrupt bunch of slime-bags who, in theory run the country.
It is their need to do as the cat does in the kitty litter, covering up, and having someone else pay for their ineptitude, that has led to this situation.
If we go back far enough I am sure an ATC job in Spain was VERY cushy indeed. How often as a pilot do you hear the same unfounded accusation against you (yeah sure , we all report at 1000 L operate one sector, spend two days shagging hosties by the pool at some beachside resort, to then return to our 5 days off) so what validity can one gve to the government (mis)information of their current Ts&C's ? ?
I believe they have finally been pushed too far, no-one was willing to listen, and now they have shown some cojones and this has happened.
I wish them the very best, but I fear the legacy of Franco will be used to quell this "no one expects the Spanish inquisition! !
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