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NCLBDA
ATC shortages exist due to not paying market rate.
Airports make huge EBITDA profits to ultimately feed their shareholders and capital providers. Passengers then suffer both by paying the price and having a shocking service.
The councils that part-own NCL airport have been asleep at the wheel and hence ended up with that bonus debacle and current efforts to sell the airport base to generate further PE returns.
Accounting for the I, D and A bits after that happen after EBITDA, airports aren't that wildly profitable.
Flying can sometimes be fun, but mostly monotonous and boring. long day flights or late night/early morning short haul are especially dull.