Denver International Airport
administration continues their historic mismanagement and fiscal misadventures.
The latest? A 11.5 million dollar sign.
The sign is now under construction contributing
to congestion. When completed, it will give the revenue generators (aka Denver
Police) several new honey holes.
One problem. The sign cannot be used as
intended because it would violate a Federal Highway Administration regulation.
The only solution seems to be a literal Act of Congress.
Then there are the conspiracy theories.
What isn’t a theory is the million dollar
baggage system that doesn’t work, and seemingly, cannot be fixed. Ask any
frequent flyer about retrieving their bags in a reasonable time.
When DIA first opened, you had to pay a
toll to leave. An elaborate building was erected and acres of concrete poured.
After closure, the area was closed to any
parking. A convenient cell phone waiting area with portable restrooms was
closed. Instead of re-purposing the toll plaza and building as a cell phone waiting area, a new “Food Court”
and cell phone waiting area was built.
Hard to reach, inadequate parking and
difficult to use, it continues the hallmark of DIA mismanagement.
As a frequent air freight shipper, I say
the air freight facilities suck.
TSA has been wonderful for the airline
and ancillary companies. All inefficiencies and bad customer service
experiences are blamed on “security regulations”. Some may even be true.
The freight agency I’m forced to use, Air
General, would make the average DMV office look like a drill team.
At least I don’t need to use FedEx. Their
DIA operation seems to be modeled after a Cold War East German border crossing.
Differs in not being as user friendly.
DIA probably isn’t the worst airport, or
has the worse mismanagement, but must be considered a contender IMO.
10 comments:
It's in the top three, along with JFK and ATL...
With all your travels over the years, you know. Atlanta? Horror show. Haven't been to JFK in years. DFW isn't high on my list.
WSF,
Mismanagement?
Billions of dollars wasted?
You have to change your perspective.
i.e. Billions funneled to big donors through contracts for "public works" .
Through that lens, with security as the nebulous excuse, Superb Management.
Well that was a big sad waste of money. They could have spent that somewhere else and got a bigger bang for their buck. No pun intended. Will I be able to fly now that I said that?
Wow! Someone more cynical than me.
Wasting money is what they do with flair.
Public Works projects are similar to the agencies that manage them. They grow to absorb all the budget, ask for more, and then use that up.
The (mis)management at DIA apparently understands that concept very well....
Follow the money... down the rat hole...
Seems to be the way.
These rats seem to be feeding well.
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