Martin Rolfe has, as they say, got one job. As head of National Air Traffic Services, he’s responsible for making sure an average of 8,000 scheduled flights take off and land safely at 15 of Britain’s airports every day.
Some liken Rolfe’s role to running a sort of motorway in the sky. So long as staff turn up to work and computers don’t crash, travellers and freight shipments generally reach their destination on time and few people give NATS a second thought.
For performing this generally dull role, Rolfe is paid very handsomely indeed.
Last year, he trousered £1.418million in pay and bonuses;
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