I usually try to keep a positive attitude about things and I know many have returned to the island by now and found it easy arriving but many of those people have been arriving with limited carry-on baggage only and on half or less filled planes mostly arriving one at a time.

I can’t imagine arriving on a busy Saturday on one of many of the big and fully loaded planes of a typical high season, most of which generally arrive during the 11:00 to 3:00 average time frame, and trying to navigate the customary arrival things like immigration and baggage claim since most visitors do travel with luggage, and calling it a pleasant arrival experience.

One of our last trips, I’m thinking last January but perhaps it was April past, it was raining like I’ve never before seen it rain on the island in all our many trips over the years. Just crossing the street from the terminal to our car we were soaked through to our skivvies so I can’t imagine doing the entire arrival process in high season outdoors under tents. Maybe with no luggage, but even then, I’m thinking it wouldn’t be pleasant.

They really need to stop the governmental nonsense and concentrate efforts on getting the terminal done. Let’s face it - your first impressions and your final impressions of the island, for the most part, are centered around the airport.

Don’t mean to sound so negative here but in that one respect I can’t help but think about how totally unpleasant that one arrival was. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />