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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Jan 31, 2008 16:51
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23142666-5001028,00.html
"HUNDREDS of airline passengers stranded after bad weather closed
Sydney's airport were kicked to the kerb when officials closed the
building late last night, budget airline Jetstar says."
Actually, on reading the rest of the article three things become apparent
1) The airport only finally evicted the remaining passengers at 1am.
2) Passengers had been advised of the presence of a 24 hour waiting area
at the international terminal.
3) The normal closing time of the terminal is 11pm. Cityrail's online
timetable shows that there were still trains running to allow passengers
to make an easy transit to the other terminal.
So in the end, I'm not sure those final few who ended up spending a few
hours in a bus shelter have anyone to blame except themselves. If they
had taken even the most basic steps to look after their own interests
earlier, then they'd have spent the night at the international terminal
waiting area.
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Author: David BennettsDavid Bennetts Date: Jan 31, 2008 17:45
> So in the end, I'm not sure those final few who ended up spending a few
> hours in a bus shelter have anyone to blame except themselves. If they had
> taken even the most basic steps to look after their own interests earlier,
> then they'd have spent the night at the international terminal waiting
> area.
>
> If I had to criticise the airport authority at all, it would be for
> allowing the situation to persist until 1am when the remaining passengers
> had few options, instead of booting everyone out at 11pm, while pointing
> them in the direction of the train station.
>
> Sylvia.
>
You're dealing with a budget airline, I'd say a lot of the passengers in the
bus shelter wouldn't have had the money to pay for the excessive train fares
between terminals, let alone fork out for hotels. With the way things are
going it'll be cheaper to fly interstate than pay the train fares betwen the
city and the airport. ...
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Jan 31, 2008 17:58
David Bennetts wrote:
>> So in the end, I'm not sure those final few who ended up spending a few
>> hours in a bus shelter have anyone to blame except themselves. If they had
>> taken even the most basic steps to look after their own interests earlier,
>> then they'd have spent the night at the international terminal waiting
>> area.
>>
>> If I had to criticise the airport authority at all, it would be for
>> allowing the situation to persist until 1am when the remaining passengers
>> had few options, instead of booting everyone out at 11pm, while pointing
>> them in the direction of the train station.
>>
>> Sylvia.
>>
> You're dealing with a budget airline, I'd say a lot of the passengers in the
> bus shelter wouldn't have had the money to pay for the excessive train fares
> between terminals, let alone fork out for hotels. With the way things are
> going it'll be cheaper to fly interstate than pay the train fares betwen the ...
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Author: Bernd FelscheBernd Felsche Date: Jan 31, 2008 18:10
Sylvia Else wrote:
>David Bennetts wrote:
>> "Sylvia Else" wrote:
>>> So in the end, I'm not sure those final few who ended up
>>> spending a few hours in a bus shelter have anyone to blame
>>> except themselves. If they had taken even the most basic steps
>>> to look after their own interests earlier, then they'd have
>>> spent the night at the international terminal waiting area.
>>> If I had to criticise the airport authority at all, it would be
>>> for allowing the situation to persist until 1am when the
>>> remaining passengers had few options, instead of booting
>>> everyone out at 11pm, while pointing them in the direction of
>>> the train station.
>> You're dealing with a budget airline, I'd say a lot of the
>> passengers in the bus shelter wouldn't have had the money to pay
>> for the excessive train fares between terminals, let alone fork
>> out for hotels. With the way things are going it'll be cheaper
>> to fly interstate than pay the train fares betwen the city and
>> the airport.
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Jan 31, 2008 18:30
Bernd Felsche wrote:
> Sylvia Else wrote:
>> David Bennetts wrote:
>>> "Sylvia Else" wrote:
>
>>>> So in the end, I'm not sure those final few who ended up
>>>> spending a few hours in a bus shelter have anyone to blame
>>>> except themselves. If they had taken even the most basic steps
>>>> to look after their own interests earlier, then they'd have
>>>> spent the night at the international terminal waiting area.
>
>>>> If I had to criticise the airport authority at all, it would be
>>>> for allowing the situation to persist until 1am when the
>>>> remaining passengers had few options, instead of booting
>>>> everyone out at 11pm, while pointing them in the direction of
>>>> the train station.
>
>>> You're dealing with a budget airline, I'd say a lot of the
>>> passengers in the bus shelter wouldn't have had the money to pay
>>> for the excessive train fares between terminals, let alone fork ...
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Author: veritasveritas Date: Jan 31, 2008 19:10
David Bennetts wrote:
> .........cheaper to fly interstate than pay the train fares betwen the
> city and the airport.
Yep - I once bought a ticket BNE - SYD on Virgin for $1
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Jan 31, 2008 19:51
veritas wrote:
> David Bennetts wrote:
>
>> .........cheaper to fly interstate than pay the train fares betwen the
>> city and the airport.
>
> Yep - I once bought a ticket BNE - SYD on Virgin for $1
>
Was that really the total amount paid, or did they add airport fees and
government charges on top?
Sylvia.
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Author: veritasveritas Date: Jan 31, 2008 20:20
Sylvia Else wrote:
> veritas wrote:
>> David Bennetts wrote:
>>
>>> .........cheaper to fly interstate than pay the train fares betwen
>>> the city and the airport.
>>
>> Yep - I once bought a ticket BNE - SYD on Virgin for $1
>>
>
> Was that really the total amount paid, or did they add airport fees and
> government charges on top?
>
> Sylvia.
I wish I could remember - it was when Virgin had just started. The
return fare was around $39. If there were charges, it would not have
been much - it was before they started ripping us off with the excessive
fees that they do/have done today. The was no security, credit card,
fuel levy or Ansett crap fees then.
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Author: veritasveritas Date: Jan 31, 2008 20:24
veritas wrote:
>
> I wish I could remember - it was when Virgin had just started. The
> return fare was around $39. If there were charges, it would not have
> been much - it was before they started ripping us off with the excessive
> fees that they do/have done today. The was no security, credit card,
> fuel levy or Ansett crap fees then.
What I do remember; the cost of getting the respective trains at each
end (return journey) was over $60 !!!!!!!
>
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Author: ngapngap Date: Jan 31, 2008 21:25
Sylvia Else wrote:
> Bernd Felsche wrote:
>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> David Bennetts wrote:
>>>> "Sylvia Else" wrote:
>>
>>>>> So in the end, I'm not sure those final few who ended up
>>>>> spending a few hours in a bus shelter have anyone to blame
>>>>> except themselves. If they had taken even the most basic steps
>>>>> to look after their own interests earlier, then they'd have
>>>>> spent the night at the international terminal waiting area.
>>
>>>>> If I had to criticise the airport authority at all, it would be
>>>>> for allowing the situation to persist until 1am when the
>>>>> remaining passengers had few options, instead of booting
>>>>> everyone out at 11pm, while pointing them in the direction of
>>>>> the train station.
>>
>>>> You're dealing with a budget airline, I'd say a lot of the
>>>> passengers in the bus shelter wouldn't have had the money to pay ...
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