I first rang avmed to be greeted with a recording advising me that Avmed would be closed between the 24th of December to the 2nd of January. mmmm, 9th of March, should be ok then your service hung up on me, twice.
* You cannot consider your regulation as competent when you can't change a recording that's 2 months old and incorrect.
I rang the switchboard and advised them, they told me that due to the public holiday they were short of staff, public holiday, really? Not in NSW it's not.
* Aviation is 24/7 365. But you've got to have your public holidays off?
AVMED is a disgrace, they should be available 24/7, 365, albeit with a reduced capability on weekends and public holidays. The Christmas shutdown is a farce of the highest proportions, probably driven by some buffoon trying to reduce the rec. leave liability. For each shift that an air traffic controller is unable to work due to AVMED costs the Aviation Industry a minimum of $1,000 per day.