one of those events in the AT/AAR world when everyone pulls together
Try telling that to the SNCO mover in the Falklands a couple of years back. Grumpy unhelpful bastard at the best of times, failed to check the times properly of the flight from Rio to London so dispatched the aircraft from MPA too late to make the connection. Cue the poor sod who's trying to get home in a hurry having (nearly) 24 hours stuck in Brazil. But yes, the system is usually excellent.
why not head to leuchars , Lossiemouth or Kinloss ? ie a R.A.F. Base ?
Because the Comp case was trying to get to somewhere in southern Scotland/northern England, and bases in Fife/Moray are hours away?