People seem to forget that those "creaking systems" handle around 7-9000 flights a day safely and mostly efficiently. Capacity restrictions in airspace and at airports cause a large majority of delays, perhaps the Government can address those issues to improve the plight of the poor passengers? With regard to share dividends, HMG has a large holding in NATS and does quite nicely from them.

NATS gets it right most of the time and ensures that you can luxuriate in 64A or 1K and not even spare a thought for your safety in the air. Long may it continue.