Originally Posted by misd-agin
The difference in workload in the U.S. ATC system vs. the 'busy' European cities is almost night and day. A 'busy' period overseas is an easy day at work for U.S. based pilots.
If that were true, it would tend to suggest there must be shortcomings in the U.S. ATC system given NATS (UK), for example, handles more than 2 million flights per year in some of the most congested airspace in the world, would it not? Or are you just having an afternoon troll along with the OP?!
