Slouching Towards Oblivion

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Yeesh

Say it with me, America!

We're number 30, we're number 30, we're number 30!!!

On the list of the best airports in the world, there are no American airports in the top 25.  Zero. Zip. Zilch. We got bupkis.

The best we could do is Covington (just over the river from Cincinnati) - the 30th best airport in the world - where you get to climb up and down nice big flights of stairs and ride a bus to get from one concourse to another.  Woohoo.

The airport in Lima Peru ranks 5 places ahead of our best airport.  Lima.  I didn't know airplanes could even fly that high.  Lima-fucking-Peru!?!

There are, however a few "bright spots".  When they break it down by traffic volume (passengers), we show a little better.

Still - just another example of how smart it is to invest in your infrastructure.  Every business plan of every company worth half a shit includes a hard cold look at transportation issues.  If your town can't offer a decent level of easy access - including modes of transport as well as travel routes - then your town isn't a good place for that company to be, and the same goes for the rest of your country too.  It's almost that simple.

Fuck austerity - make the right investments now.

hat tip = Addicting Info

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