Here, here to Fish Food and Nassauman for making light of the rampant ex-imperialist zenophobia and pointing to what seems to be logical business requests and a response to anti-competitive behaviour. You asks for more money the recipient asks for more guarantees of improved service - logical and reasonable I would think - n'est ce pas?
The Notion of a Service Level Agreement is born (quite late in this case). Quite common in the financial services industry (where I work) with actual money and actual serious penalties for default. Debit interest rates are quite punishing so we do our best to avoid them and actually welcome SLAs.
Why oh why do the Nigels get so upset when The Ryans call some shots? Is it that the peasants are revolting? Or is it hard to swallow that NTAS appears to have a sub-standard service and want to charge more for it - this should be accepted and shut up everyone who dissents (especially if you're Irish and you will not bow to the all mighty CAA and be knighted by the sword of unthinking compliance and price-fixing cartels)?
Didn't Mr Blair recently think about giving additional monies for the Firefighters BUT ONLY predicated upon improved business practices et cetera? Isn't that just the same as what MOL and BILKO are saying? (Look at the FR article on NEWS on their site of 14 November 2002).
Wake up NATS! EU law funnily enough outweighs what passes for a constitution (with a Queen et cetera - you are Europeans whether ye like it or not)...
It looks like your turkey's cooked but there's no special sauce.
Give it up. How do you expect people to pay more for less? Bully boy corporatism on behalf of the big carriers linked with NTAS would appear to be anti-competitive and dangerous compromising safety standards BUT incurring higher costs. HOW DOES THAT WORK?
An interested bytsander.
