B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 21.0
Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Procedure; Human Factors; Company Policy; Airspace Structure
I routed the Aircraft X to go around Restricted Areas which were active up to 35000 feet. The next controller turned the Aircraft X direct to a fix. When I realized he'd turned the aircraft I called him to warn him. He decided he wouldn't even try to turn him out at that point; saying if being in the Restricted Airspace could hurt them then (something). When I got off position moments later I asked the Supervisor who'd been standing behind the controller while that was happening if he'd seen that and he nodded; seemingly meaning yes. I asked if I needed to report it. He said no; then yes. I asked him if he was going to fill out a Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR) since I thought I didn't need to if he did. He replied he didn't know if he'd really seen it.How are we supposed to be aware of these issues if the supervisor waffles on whether or not to address dangerous situations? Or if turning an aircraft into an active restricted area isn't dangerous; please let us know so we can all do that. For what it's worth; the sector had a Radar Assist trainee and instructor; neither of whom seemed to alert the Radar Controller to the danger. What's the point of either of them?
ZFW Center Controller observed another sector issue a route to an aircraft through Restricted Airspace.