Junior Jetset,
I have heard about these figures before when talking about Spanish ATCOs but as I understand it, they have a
very good overtime deal. But they
have to work a lot of overtime, which bumps up their salary.
Also what you have to remember is that these are the "headline" figures and most will be on considerably less.
Their government has negotiated these deals in the past and had no problems with it, but now it is not politically 'acceptable' they have made them public and decided to change the rules and conditions of employment. Even though they agreed with it in the first place !!!
It is a very interesting situation
