What a difference a credit crunch makes (!)
I first boarded an aircraft in 1981, timidly walking up the steps for departure to italy for a honeymoon that was, shall we say, different. Different because, thanks to a terrorist attack on the airport we were scheduled to land at, WE got rerouted hundreds of miles away, and we staggered into our hotel at 6am too knackered to even think about what newlyweds are supposed to. What's that french saying about the more things change, the more they stay the same.
And as the years went by, and fares fell, airports became crowded, staff became shitter by the second, and, well you've all seen "Airport" haven't you. Annoyed passengers, shitty treatment. The reason why I've avoided airports like the bloody plague for over a decade.
But here I am, about to depart north to the land where the jocks are strapping with the only real problem being Alex Salmand's desire to install anti-aircraft guns at hadrians wall to ENSURE they stay independent (!)
And the first thing I notice is how like the 1980's the airport IS.
The car parks are empty. No, honest, I parked in the short stay with only 10% of the space filled, wandered into a DESERTED check-in desk, where I was genuinely welcomed, and the smile at the bar. HELL even the BEER is only slightly more expensive than it is in a Cardiff PUB.
If this is what Cardiff Airport is like, I might just do my bit to kickstart the economy.
Alicante for the summer holiday, anyone ???? Hic. Burp. Retch.
And as the years went by, and fares fell, airports became crowded, staff became shitter by the second, and, well you've all seen "Airport" haven't you. Annoyed passengers, shitty treatment. The reason why I've avoided airports like the bloody plague for over a decade.
But here I am, about to depart north to the land where the jocks are strapping with the only real problem being Alex Salmand's desire to install anti-aircraft guns at hadrians wall to ENSURE they stay independent (!)
And the first thing I notice is how like the 1980's the airport IS.
The car parks are empty. No, honest, I parked in the short stay with only 10% of the space filled, wandered into a DESERTED check-in desk, where I was genuinely welcomed, and the smile at the bar. HELL even the BEER is only slightly more expensive than it is in a Cardiff PUB.
If this is what Cardiff Airport is like, I might just do my bit to kickstart the economy.
Alicante for the summer holiday, anyone ???? Hic. Burp. Retch.
