Has the Minister been reading?

I often wonder if our politicians take time out to read newspapers and articles let alone blogs. I was in the Airport a few days ago when the New Minister of Aviation the blue blooded Princess herself paid a visit to the International Airport. As with Ministers before her, and possibly a lot more after her, she went around the Airport with a 'Congregation' of airport / ministry officials and was probably disappointed in the state of facilities.

The question "Has the Minister been reading" has to do with her proclamation that the Underground Car park should be reopen almost 20yrs after it was closed!! Well, cool as that may sound, it is still a political statement as we all know the difference between the 'political will' and the 'practical ability' to make changes. This underground car park as i said a couple of weeks back can ease the movement in and around the airport area, as the new Car park doesn't look anywhere close to completion. The make shift one / staff car park are in terrible conditions as well.

Parking in and around the Airport area is a major eyesore, with many vehicles Jeeps, buses and others parked along the road limiting a two-lane road to one. It stretches from the "D" wing to the "E" wing and gets worse towards the "E" wing with double parking at that end. What this does is limit other passengers and staff that try to leave the airport area for upwards of 30mins to an hour for a stretch of less than 100metres!

There is no gain saying the people that suffer this indiscipline by official and private vehicles that park indiscriminately along the roads are passengers (leaving the designated car park) and staff (that may have been at work for between 6 & 12hrs) only to be held up by vehicles picking up their "OGA's" on the road instead of using the car parks. The towing vans that are suppose to move cars parked along the roads are overwhelmed by the number and status of the car owners. They just drive around to scare the commoners from parking in this zones.

I am not holding my breath as regards the "Pronouncement of the Princess" as politicians have to make such statements so as to look good on T.V during the news.