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sick tired wrote on Oct 17, 2008 8:11 AM:
I am so sick and tired of all you people saying the taxpayers payed for the airport. The money for the airport came from facility taxes paid for by passengers. It is about $3 per person that flies into or out of our airport and you know what? If you haven't flown out of this airport then you have not paid for ANYTHING!
As far as people showing up late and not being allowed to check in.... There is a 30 minute cut off for passengers checking bags. All airports have a cutoff time. Portland's is 45 minutes. Horizon would leave the counter early or just walk away from passengers.
The reason bags were bumped off a plane along with passengers.... the runway that was being worked on is the ONE runway the airport has that allows a plane to take all passengers and bags. Ask the port why they allow construction when planes are attempting to take off.
As far as people showing up late and not being allowed to check in.... There is a 30 minute cut off for passengers checking bags. All airports have a cutoff time. Portland's is 45 minutes. Horizon would leave the counter early or just walk away from passengers.
The reason bags were bumped off a plane along with passengers.... the runway that was being worked on is the ONE runway the airport has that allows a plane to take all passengers and bags. Ask the port why they allow construction when planes are attempting to take off.
confused wrote on Oct 16, 2008 3:11 PM:
i'm still really confused as to why a new airport was needed. while it may not have been the hilton, didn't the old one serve us fine? And all it did was cost us taxpayers money so the old facility could be freed up for the private bandon dunes visiting jets.
update wrote on Oct 16, 2008 2:16 PM:
Funny - only happened one day for one flight due to construction on runway that caused them to have to lighten load by kicking off passengers. Issue resolved and has not happened since.
humm... wrote on Oct 16, 2008 1:11 PM:
Or what about the lady that was three minutes late for her flight and TSA was still checking bags when Sky West wouldn't let her board. They had to call NBPD to come down she was so upset. Isn't this the third time this week someone has been a few minutes late and you not let them board...oh and NOT ONE FLIGHT HAS LEFT ON TIME THIS WEEK!!! MESSED UP!
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