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July 19, 2010 12:42 pm
Thanks for your comment, openreels. The issue with international flights is that people let back into the airport might need to go through Customs and Immigration again. Do you think creating a special terminal zone where people could wait without having to be re-admitted by Customs and Immigration would be a viable solution, at least for international flights?
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I have been horrified by stories of people stuck on planes for three, four, six, eight hours. What rational reason could there be for this??? The very idea that you are on a plane, looking at the terminal out the window, and trapped there is absurd. These are flying buses, not spacecraft!
I can understand moderate delays due to unpredictable circumstances, and I appreciate the potential for havoc with schedules if people are getting on and off. But, seriously, what is the security risk? Everyone on the plane has passed screening, and everyone out on the ground has passed screening. How is it risky to let people back into the gate area, or let them deplane on the tarmac and take them to the terminal in a vehicle?
I absolutely support any policies which will lessen the possibility of being trapped longer than two hours! And I’m not claustrophobic.
We are talking about departing flights so, in theory, the people on the plane have not yet passed through Customs & Immigration since they are not in the new country yet. Except for some places where Customs is done at the departing airport (Canada, for example).
So, yes, if it’s that big a deal I would support some kind of holding area.
My worst experiences with notifications have been “after hours” at some airports, when most of the staffs have left and nobody seems to be minding the store. I arrive to pick up someone from a flight and cannot even get info on the status boards by the gates or security.
So, yes, I think airlines should keep up their end of the deal until all their flights are FINISHED for the day! If flights are late coming or going, airline staff need to stay with it.
I don’t have time to address each category individually, so I want to make a plea here for common sense!
As others have pointed out, if banks, lenders, and servicers have nothing to hide, why not provide the information that consumers need as clearly and quickly as possible? While there may be legitimate reasons for delays or missing information, oftentimes obfuscation and complicating tactics mean there are things they don’t want you to know, or they hope you will just go away. This happens in many industries–health insurance is a good one.
If the government’s job is to facilitate commerce, and also prevent fraud, both could be served by simply requiring mortgage businesses to behave transparently. It’s the old Golden Rule applied to business! If they won’t agree they should have a legitimate explanation or be denied the opportunity.