Long waits in discomfort
HOBART AIRPORT UPGRADE
GOING by the drawing board and report about the proposed Hobart Airport renovations, airport management are wasting $4.5 million ( Mercury, September 4). Health, safety and comfort of patrons have taken a back (backless) seat to design considerations. Only prior to 6am and the last flight out after 8pm is the departure lounge so empty of passengers waiting to leave as shown in the drawing. Hobart is the end of the line for flights, therefore, too often flights are delayed due to connecting flight problems on the mainland. On top of having to get to the airport early to get through security checks, delays can mean patrons are sitting on hard wooden slats without a backrest for an hour or two or three. Patrons with bad backs and/or other physical problems would not cope comfortably for 30 minutes sitting on slats without a backrest.
Patrons leaving the state for work or overseas holidays tend to have an entourage made up of parents, siblings, relations and friends to see them off. It’s pretty pathetic everyone has to sit in a row or stand over the departing patron just to socialise. I strongly suggest they go back to the drawing board. time. Oh! and yes it does look very impressionable. Might have to take a cushion with me to sit on.
Seriously
BACKLESS benches for the upgraded departure lounge at Hobart airport. Seriously, what are the designers thinking? Many people are going to find that very uncomfortable, especially passengers having to deal with inevitable lengthy flight delays. or hire while even in the new northern section, when it rains the roof leaks. Hopefully it will all be finished one day. Hopefully.
Goldfish are soothing
THE upgrade will be a jewel in the crown of our tourism industry with a goldfish pond in the lounge area. Goldfish are very soothing and overcome boredom while waiting for the boarding call.
Intuitive and cheaper
MORE “intuitive” seating for improved airport passenger comfort? My intuition tells me that backless benches are not comfortable. I imagine they are cheaper than proper seats.
Spare us arty-farty
PLEASE, spare us from “more intuitive seating” if this is the best designers can come up with. The whole idea if you are waiting is comfort, and hard, wooden, slatted backless benches is not my definition of a comfortable seat. Sure, it may look arty-farty snaking through the departure area, but if your flight is delayed, who would want to spend more than 10 minutes on these benches. It is great that refurbishment is about to begin, but please, please consider comfort.
Stop time-travelling pollies
RECENT TV documentaries have suggested the strong possibility of life on other planets and the likelihood of time travel. Perhaps this explains our current crop of politicians. Stopping the boats may have been the least of our problems.
Areas, not precincts
TOTALLY agree with Ian Cole on Americanisms (Talking Point, August 31). I recall when we had areas, which have become precincts. Not to mention health, help and Melbourne, are being pronounced halth, halp and Malbourne.
Silent majority
IT must be wonderful to have the so-called silent majority on your side. You don’t have to prove they agree with you, you don’t have to prove their numbers, you don’t even have to prove they exist. Not a very clever basis for an argument though.
Hold the shredder
IT was reported during the recent turmoil in federal Parliament, that “shredding of documents was fast taking place”. Why? These are related to public interest. Maybe a criminal offence to “not destroy” should be invoked?