RSSTourists, Feel Safe Flying to Aruba??? Air Traffic Controllers on Strike … No Consequences, YET!!!
For those tourists who have ignored the pleas of not going to Aruba until the family of Natalee Holloway is provided justice in the case of their missing and deceased daughter, maybe the following story will appeal to them? Since travelers to Aruba seem to not care of the lack of safety or justice for Natalee Holloway, maybe they will selfishly care about their own safety on their discounted airline ticket. Do you really want trainees working in the air traffic control tower as opposed to the regular air traffic controllers that are on strike? Is the risk/reward really worth the chance? Air traffic controllers on strike … doesn’t that fill everyone with a sense of security.
The government has instituted a lawsuit against the union this morning to put an end to strike of a number of air traffic controllers, who threatened to shut down the airport at 15:00 today. When this paper went to press we learned, that the lawsuit was extended against all the demonstrating unions (SDA).
The strike of the air traffic controllers associated with the Seppa, doesn’t have consequences yet for the air traffic or the safety, said spokesperson Hendrik Croes. Management is doing the work for as long as the air traffic controllers are on strike.
Yet? YET!!! That is comforting.
There are enough personnel of the immigration service present or on call for the passport check. Trained personnel of Aruba Airport Authority (AAA) are standing by to take over in case of emergency.
Past posts regarding air traffic controllers in Aruba.
Lawsuit government against union (Amigoe: 3/12/2008)
The civil servants on strike, gathered first in front of the Julianaschool this morning, and then walked to the courthouse, where the lawsuit of the government against the unions was down for hearing.
ORANJESTAD – The government has instituted a lawsuit against the union this morning to put an end to strike of a number of air traffic controllers, who threatened to shut down the airport at 15:00 today. When this paper went to press we learned, that the lawsuit was extended against all the demonstrating unions (SDA).
The strikers gathered first on the plaza in front of the Julianaschool in Oranjestad to continue again in a protest march to the Government Office. When they learned that the government went to court, the demonstrators went to the court house in Wayaca instead. The lawsuit that the government has instituted against the union was going to start at 10:00, but was postponed, because not only the air traffic controllers, but also all the demonstrating unions were sued, said Anselmo Pontilius.
“We think that the judge will order the strikers go back to work, under the condition though that we all go back to the negotiation table. Contrary to last Friday, there ought to be serious negotiations this time; not that the government imposes something unilaterally, which is currently the attitude of take the 950 florins compensation or leave it.”
Pontilius says that he thinks that the group of demonstrators that showed up today is bigger than yesterday, but he doesn’t know how many.
The strike of the air traffic controllers associated with the Seppa, doesn’t have consequences yet for the air traffic or the safety, said spokesperson Hendrik Croes. Management is doing the work for as long as the air traffic controllers are on strike.
There are enough personnel of the immigration service present or on call for the passport check. Trained personnel of Aruba Airport Authority (AAA) are standing by to take over in case of emergency.
HARBOUR
The handling of cruise passengers and merchandise are also going fine in the port of Oranjestad. The personnel of Aruba Ports Authority are no government officials. It’s true that a number of civil servants (immigration, Customs, and harbour patrol) are striking, but this has up till now no consequences for the operations, said assistant manager John Straus.
Education Administration announces that due to the strikes, the day care centers of Traimerdia in Morgenster, Oranjestad II, Paradera, Santa Cruz, and San Nicolas are closed.
Posted March 13, 2008 by Scared Monkeys Amigoe, Aruba, boycott, Corruption, Crime, Natalee Holloway, Travel, WTF | 19 comments |
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Just like the people of Aruba…
They get a little press coverage
because of Natalee Holloway,
and what do they do?
.
They ignore the issues
involved in her disappearance
and go on strike.
.
They’d better watch it…
Oduber might unleash his militants!
Where is that dusty suit, anyway?
Don’t they REMEMBER?!?!?!?!
NO STRIKING ALLOWED!!!!!!!!
.
Boycott Aruba
AND
Their Stupid Shenanigans!
They probably got word that more U.S. Military
planes would be flying through their airspace
and landing on their strip…
So they want to RAISE the price.
.
Fnck Aruba!
Constantly with their hands out…
.
America needs to Wake Up…
Aruba is just as bad as Venezuella,
if not WORSE!
Tyranny…
.
ARAWAK!
aruba is Nucking Fut’s
If you read the newspaper,listen to radio,watch TV or check the World Book Almanac,You will see that central and South america is already a dangerous place to Ride a airliner,even without a STRIKE.
BOYCOTT ARUBA UNTIL NATALEE GETS JUSTICE.
When your personnel goes on strike things are not normal…your lying again Aruba…!!!!!
Smile ‘Nita!
http://tinyurl.com/2kehnb
FORGET ARUBA
Hmmmm, striking air traffic controllers. What would Ronald Reagan do?
IT’S GONNA GET WORSE !!
LOL, you order these guys back to work against their will and gosh, I’ll bet everything will run really smooth!
Oh boy I feel safe that management is working the air traffic control! Wonder when the last time they were actually working a screen.
Safety????
Aruba had already allowed terrorist’s to exist on the island. They preyed on Natalee Holloway.
well now, heres an accident waiting to happen…then when it does, that will be the end of tourism….
BOYCOTT THIS EVIL DISGUSTING STUPID PLACE…
ordering them back to work against their will is like forcing a chef to work against his will
better watch out whats in the food
stupid aruba – they are like the dumbest people i have ever seen
Wasn’t it Yoyo who used to tell us that there WERE no air traffic controllers on Aruba … that the whole operation was run from Curacao?
I know one of them was making that statement, though it was on a thread from a few weeks ago, or more.
Anyway, let’s do our best to make sure that no tourists suffer from this … by encouraging them to BOYCOTT ARUBA.
No justice for Natalee … no tourists for Aruba.
(P.S. … Wonder what happens when/if the people who supply the chollers their drugs go on strike.
Now, THAT will be something to see.)
NEWS FLASH
Aruba blames the air traffic controllers’ strike on Beth Holloway.
(This IS a joke.)
#13 – wasn’t me.
But I would imagine Curacao handles air traffic control up to a certain point/distance then it is handed off to an Aruban tower.
Just a guess – who knows.
how scarry.. how dangerous
this island is suffering from
dysfunction..at every level
evil.. coverups.. island
let’s continue the boycott
lets bring them down
DOWN WITH ARUBA
AND ALL ITS CORRUPTNESS
JUSTICE 4 NATALEE
WONDER IF PEOPLE WILL BEGAN LEAVING THE ISLAND AND MOVE TO A PLACE THATS POSSIBLY SAFER AND MORE STABLE IN THEIR GOVT…
I was told approximately 8 years ago by a Delta Airlines pilot that the air traffic controllers for the region were in Curacao. Perhaps that has changed in recent years???
Anyone watch H&G channel? They actually showed a couple buying a house in Aruba, on House Hunters International, and retiring there. Shudder to think if there is any resale value there! And now, with the strike, no safe way to get there at the moment. And once there, is it safe, period?