01-11-2018, 07:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2018, 08:02 AM by CardBoardBox.
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You'll take this wrong, but my knee-jerk reaction is Don't bitch about it, Do something. I'll get back to this in a minute. Kind of anyway.
My first upsetedness was when JA leased the MoBay airport to an outside firm. The second was with the installation of those million-dollar sky-bridges replacing the roll-up steps. The third was the seeming endless maze of concrete to get to Immigration.
If you look at the breakdown of the airfare, you'll see fees for the airport. Remembering when there was a J$750 then J$1000 departure tax (no pay and you don't fly as it was collected at the check-in counter) Of course, overall, currently the taxes and fees are more than what the airline gets.
So naturally, more fees mean more expansion, and visa-versa. Nothing is too expensive when someone else is paying. The price of food at the airport is an exception. US$14 for a Wendy's hamburger.
You (oh oh, signal of a personal attack via Internet postings) can do something about the ill-mannered (sp?) folk at the airport. There is a web site for MBJ and they accept feedback. It is worth a shot IMO.
Examples. Bear in mind that associated links and different issues have been used. Here comes my soap box:
When the US imposed the three ounce rule, it was me who brought it to their attention that 3.4 ounces was the toothpaste size. After that, 3.4 replaced the "3 ounces" in documentation.
When MBJ was still taking away disposable lighters, it was me who sent emails including links to revised US policy and soon thereafter people got to keep their lighters. I did propose an alternative - have buckets of free lighters for arriving passengers.
I also proposed to the US that all those sealed jars of peanut butter still being grabbed, and trashed, be auctioned off OR available for anyone to grab. That flew over like the Hindenburg blimp.
When the first security person you encounter entering the secure area of the airport, who was also advising that cigarette lighters were not allowed, hit me up for something to eat from Burger King, my bitching via email got her replaced. Sorry, but it was like I was in Negril. I say "her" because I remember her being stationed there over many trips.
I have not undertaken the incorrect visa policy in affect (3 months or pay) nor how poorly the immigration line/queue is handled by the staff, but these are areas which should be addressed.
The link you supplied JonTom I am sure is appreciated for those (of us) always interested in news (too often fluff) but when it comes to spending money or policies, I think back to US Banks which enforce crap "to protect us", but to use an expression from my college days, news of improvements are akin to "Roll up your sleeve and bend over"
My first upsetedness was when JA leased the MoBay airport to an outside firm. The second was with the installation of those million-dollar sky-bridges replacing the roll-up steps. The third was the seeming endless maze of concrete to get to Immigration.
If you look at the breakdown of the airfare, you'll see fees for the airport. Remembering when there was a J$750 then J$1000 departure tax (no pay and you don't fly as it was collected at the check-in counter) Of course, overall, currently the taxes and fees are more than what the airline gets.
So naturally, more fees mean more expansion, and visa-versa. Nothing is too expensive when someone else is paying. The price of food at the airport is an exception. US$14 for a Wendy's hamburger.
You (oh oh, signal of a personal attack via Internet postings) can do something about the ill-mannered (sp?) folk at the airport. There is a web site for MBJ and they accept feedback. It is worth a shot IMO.
Examples. Bear in mind that associated links and different issues have been used. Here comes my soap box:
When the US imposed the three ounce rule, it was me who brought it to their attention that 3.4 ounces was the toothpaste size. After that, 3.4 replaced the "3 ounces" in documentation.
When MBJ was still taking away disposable lighters, it was me who sent emails including links to revised US policy and soon thereafter people got to keep their lighters. I did propose an alternative - have buckets of free lighters for arriving passengers.
I also proposed to the US that all those sealed jars of peanut butter still being grabbed, and trashed, be auctioned off OR available for anyone to grab. That flew over like the Hindenburg blimp.
When the first security person you encounter entering the secure area of the airport, who was also advising that cigarette lighters were not allowed, hit me up for something to eat from Burger King, my bitching via email got her replaced. Sorry, but it was like I was in Negril. I say "her" because I remember her being stationed there over many trips.
I have not undertaken the incorrect visa policy in affect (3 months or pay) nor how poorly the immigration line/queue is handled by the staff, but these are areas which should be addressed.
The link you supplied JonTom I am sure is appreciated for those (of us) always interested in news (too often fluff) but when it comes to spending money or policies, I think back to US Banks which enforce crap "to protect us", but to use an expression from my college days, news of improvements are akin to "Roll up your sleeve and bend over"
