I think itīs safer and is also recomended by Eurocontrol.
Flight Plan and ATFCM Adherence
That avoid traffic overloads. Can anyone give me ANY reason to ignore this? A good reason I mean, not "because I will arrive early". When direct routing will be recomended I will change my mind.
And I donīt try to "win" anything with this. My working conditions are clear for the next 20 months and canīt be changed.
Direct routings are available in Madrid at night time, but very very few tfc fill the flight plan requesting a dct route. Why?
Donīt blame the people applying the law, blame those who did it if you donīt like.