My thanks to 30W for taking the time and trouble to post on this thread.
I wish ALL airline people would read it.
As has been said previously, it shows how shambolic NATS "management" is.....and has been for too long a time. It saddens me to think how unprepared our Chief Executive was at this recent hearing. Perhaps he could learn from his experience and S A C K those responsible beneath him for incompetance (or - if you'd like it put plainly - lying to him about the state of things.)
GOD knows where Mr Everitt got the staffing figures from for next year (see comment above)
We are short of VALID (well said 2-6-4) controllers now - and will be for the forseeable future.
TWELVE SHORT NEXT YEAR ??? Just how much longer can people be expected to put up with such rubbish ?????????????????