Comments on: Minister Zane DeSilva On Airline Incentives

By: Double S

Double S — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:12:33 +0000

Never did Bob Richards say that the airport has responsibility for marketing Bermuda as a tourist destination.

I challenge you to prove otherwise. LOL!!

By: Pick one

Pick one — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:09:15 +0000

“And when did an airport ever have responsibility for marketing a tourist destination”

LOL!! Ask Bob Richards! That was part of his big sell on the airport deal

By: Double S

Double S — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:27:16 +0000

Go ahead and cancel it. Just make sure that the $200mn cancellation fee that would be payable to AECON is paid solely by PLP supporters. And when did an airport ever have responsibility for marketing a tourist destination. Once again PLP supporters showing themselves to be simple sheep by lapping up anything a PLP MP/Senator states as truth.

By: Bob&Margaret

Bob&Margaret — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:57:02 +0000

Let’s look at this practically. Skyport are incentivised to grow air traffic because it will help them prosper. However, my understanding is that they have minimum revenue guarantees from government. Therefore it is in government’s interest for Skyport to have sufficient revenues from air traffic. Aside from that, generating air traffic and routes is not solely done to generate airport revenues (far from it), but instead to support both our international business and tourism sectors. As a result, irrespective of the airport deal it is very much still the government/BTA/BDA that has the financial motivation for providing MGR’s to the airlines. Whether government should provide them is another issue- if our tourism and international business does not drive sufficient foot traffic to make the routes viable, then perhaps we need a change in strategy in the IB and Tourism target markets instead.

By: Double S

Double S — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:23:13 +0000

You mean the commentators are acting like you and your crew when you post on an OBA penned article (ie never address the message)?

The hypocrisy with you lot is amusing to say the least.

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 01:04:12 +0000

free thinker so I guess you are one of those who think the airport could have been fixed …….another dreamer throwing 100 million which btw you would have had to borrow on a dinosaur that would still have you and our guests subjected to the elements ….hope you are a worker bee mr free thinker and not one that makes economic decisions at your work place ….

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:58:55 +0000

Save?!? Did you just say save?!? We are more than $2.5bn in debt you numpty!! If we financed it ourselves we’d still be paying back a bank!! What’s the difference?!?! Scary part is you vote!

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:56:35 +0000

I wouldn’t distance myself from Fahy, he done great things for Bermuda against great resistance from the Pee El Pee and their buddies. Unfortunately once the Pee El Pee is done wrecking this island and the people want someone to save the day, guys like Fahy, Gibbons and Richards won’t be there!! Start exporting titty milk!! Ha ha ha!!

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:13:08 +0000

Our big and fancy Hub style Airport, will not get us any new flight or more visitors, just because its big and beautiful. Only the naive, thinks people travel to a destination for it’s airport. A wool was pulled over a lot of people face, with this deal. A good upgrade is all we needed, we could have saved and build our own in time. If Sky Port doesn’t make the margins guaranteed in the deal, we are on the hook to make up the difference. They don’t need to market anything, they will get theirs anyway. Lookout for massive increases in ticket fees, they can and will do whatever they want.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:36:10 +0000

Yes, 2 Bermudas indeed. The gov’t takes my taxes only to give it to Ewart Brown!! Keep drinking de titty milk!!

By: Blankerchief

Blankerchief — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:21:22 +0000

What about Ewart Brown’s jetgate that no plp supporter wants to talk about?

By: Blankerchief

Blankerchief — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:16:56 +0000

You can’t even get the years right.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:42:21 +0000

It won’t matter, with the PLP in charge Bermuda is doomed.

No idea, no clue, and incompetence. 15 years of failure, debt and a shrinking economy.

So how about you STFU and come up with some solutions.

By: Blankerchief

Blankerchief — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:40:11 +0000

You do realize there are other places in the world that are already living in poverty if that’s what you’re so desperate for.

By: mixitup

mixitup — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:37:17 +0000

No one speaking against Zane DeSilva has argued the point he has made…. The Airport Authority SHOULD be responsible for MRG’s if needed to activate a new route, he makes a good point.

By: eve

eve — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:30:42 +0000

Aecon has a marketing department and they would not be directing their efforts direct to tourists but promoting what the airport has to offer the airlines who in turn should be telling their passengers what Bermuda has to offer. Before, the government offered to cover the airline’s income shortfall and trusted the airlines to market their Bermuda route. With government picking up shortfall, incentive by the airline to promote Bermuda was not a priority. BTA got involved and offered to share marketing expenses with the airlines, better than picking up shortfall but still paying airline to do marketing they should be doing on their own anyway.

By: Sister Nancy

Sister Nancy — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:19:06 +0000

ZANE has alot of mouth about everything
else but has memory loss over Port Royal and the rest of the nonsense that went on.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:08:48 +0000

so lets see a construction guy telling marketing tourism what they should be doing …hey Zane why don’t you get a carpenter to fix your next cavity ……idiot
if they don’t have incentives in place dopey its because they don’t require any ………..its that I have to spend money mentality
……

By: hmmm

hmmm — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:46:15 +0000

Like you said it’s 2 Bermudas now go worship the Jet Gate XPremier as your leader. You know it’s sad day in the oba when that’s the only choice they have to lead.

By: RIP oba/UBP

RIP oba/UBP — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:43:42 +0000

Tell Bermuda why you change the name from UBP to OBA………and used a certain segment of the community to help you win votes!!

Didn’t work again in 2017 when Fahy wanted to give everyone status. You distance yourselves from him real fast but not fast enough.

Now you have Craig Trump as a leader LOLOLOLOL. Try the titty milk and you might win again = NEVER!!

By: Virgin on a trip

Virgin on a trip — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:32:35 +0000

Kiss Goodbye to any hope of trying to get new airlines to operate out of Bermuda.

By: Kick butt

Kick butt — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:44:23 +0000

Go Zane! Don’t let those mi etc hungry Canadians off the hook! OBA gave 39 years of our income away and now they don’t want to market Bermuda? Shut them down!

By: eve

eve — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:05:02 +0000

Zane is off to a good start putting Skyport on notice to take responsibility for what they are getting paid too do. Skyport is responsible for marketing so there is no need for the marketing deals BTA has with some of the airlines.

By: Retro

Retro — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:49:55 +0000

This is backwards. It’s The BTA and department of tourism’s job to incentivize visitors to come here so that mgr’s aren’t required and if you want people to be outraged then you are going to have to offer a figure on these mgr payments ,otherwise ,this just seems like more of the same political bs.

By: Deep Throat

Deep Throat — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:23:33 +0000

Tell us about Port Royal Zane!

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:19:04 +0000

How many people reviewed this deal and said it was a fair deal?! Now this guy is trying to muddy the waters.

Why didn’t Island Construction take the same deal if it was so great for Skyport and not so great for the taxpayer?! Methinks because it wasn’t as a good a deal as Port Royal!!