Peter,
You appear to be labouring under the misconception that the RAF /216 Sqn are just not trying hard enough to keep the air bridge running. This is just plain wrong, and you do a disservice to the men and women who work tirelessly to maintain what is the number one priority for RAF AT.
Your main source of information on, indeed single connection with, the Afghan air bridge is understandably biased to see the whole thing as a failure. But please bear in mind that for the last five years, the Tristar air bridge been running with a success rate of well above 90% despite a raft of technical and operational challenges of which you have no idea or indeed, any place knowing.
The letters of thanks and commendation that I have seen regarding the performance of the air bridge during the last RIP bear testament to successes of all those concerned. So please be careful before you start casting aspersions, people like you only note the occasions when it all goes wrong, and are ignorant of the usual pattern of daily success.
Things will soon be back to normal, but I doubt that you'll notice.
Arty