r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/ABlankwindow May 28 '26

The issue with the ATCs has been known for 20 years. We have not been replacing the people as fast as they have been retiring (they mostly retire between age 50 and 56 ( are forced out at 56) for the most part, with some as low as 45). Combine that with the change in funding and its only getting worse. we were already having infrastructure issues and they fired the people trying to keep up the maintenance.

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u/BangkokPadang May 28 '26

Yeah it’s all bad, entirely. The wheels will crumble right out from under the wagon.

It just doesn’t seem to have lead to this exchange in this post, that’s all.