Point is whatever it takes to stop the roadblocks and complications and get tourist to come they need to do now and stop giving tourists one MORE thing to do to get to SXM. This so called cost the island MIGHT have to cover is not even a problem yet. Everyday they delay is another day tourist are booking other places that make it easier to go on vacations. Glad to see Spadaro speak up and call out the government on its lack of urgency and start "exploit opportunities" to attract tourist. LOTS of tourist dollars are a risk and going other places fast. Now all SXM is doing is sending them away to more tourist friendly places. SXM is very special to many and the diehard SXM tourist like me will do anything to get there. But others will cancel for other locations for something as minor as a change in airline schedules.