Comments on: Copa Airlines systems crash leaves Chinchilla, others trapped in Panama after Ibero-American summit

By: v walker

v walker — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:25:00 +0000

We had just arrived after two flights lasting around 12 hours from UK and was at this airport for over 30 hours, no food, no explanations, no change clothes etc., the staff all spoke Spanish and didn’t translate, my daughter fainted whilst we lined up for 4 hours for flight details. We had to sleep on the dirty floor as we were so tired from travelling, sent to different gates all over the airport and after all this no apology, as yet…won’t ever go there again. I think the President didn’t get treated like the rest of us poor souls, must have been comfortable in her lounge with food and drinks !!! Our flight was cancelled and we couldn’t get another for over 24 hours, to add insult to injury, the flight was again delayed by yet another 4 hours and then woman at the gate held us up yet again checking everyone’s tickets, departing 4 hours late. They were so rude.

By: The man who waits

The man who waits — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:43:00 +0000

Well I was there for 31 hours….. In the terminal…

By: disgusted

disgusted — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:07:00 +0000

Frank Hi I was being sarcastic. There was talk about a CR presidential plane after Lady Laura took a ride on a drug cartel owned plane. It seems there is no limit here just like USA in spending Costarricense money they collect in taxes. I heard this conference was a bust anyway just like the current PLN presidency with Pres. Chinchilla at the helm or is that Oscar?? Humm.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 03:50:00 +0000

Tranquilo, Frank. Most countries have a public healthcare system and most of them work pretty well. You can’t just assume that Obamacare will be as bad as the Caja. And for what it’s worth, ALL the major US airlines are now government run, at least indirectly since they’re all flying under the direction of the bankruptcy courts. Some things like healthcare and transportation have to be publicly run, since private enterprise fails, but this doesn’t mean that they have to be run as badly as the Caja.

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 03:24:00 +0000

Heck,

Why can’t Costa Rica spring for a DC3 for the short hops? It’s one of the most reliable planes ever built and they are pretty spacious. I’m sure one can be picked up at a reasonable price.

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 03:21:00 +0000

Ken,

Caja is a good example of what awaits us Americans with Obamacare. Thanks for bringing it up.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:33:00 +0000

Maybe she should try the waits at the Caja and migración and suggest a class action lawsuit against them for “system failure” too? Six hours is nothing. Try six days, and that’s if you’re lucky.

By: Jimmy Kirk

Jimmy Kirk — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:26:00 +0000

Perhaps now she might understand other peoples feelings about the airport in San Jose waiting for custom services and other things. Or even better, the wait times for bus service in many areas of Costa Rica that have no access to airlines. Time for the administration to endure the same hardships that the every day person has to live by and perhaps they will understand the cries for help from the people?

By: disgusted

disgusted — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:20:00 +0000

Lady Laura having to eat burgers fries and a soda! Shameful!! and wait in a diplomatic lounge outrageous, Right lady Laura?? I sure that would never happen here in Costa Rica. I waited 5 hours for the roads to open in traffic here a few years ago in the car. This could be just the thing to get CR air force one into action. I wonder what really came out of the conference anyway other than all expense paid trip on the backs/taxes of the working Costarricense here.

By: John Dungan

John Dungan — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:20:00 +0000

So, maybe she should have gone by limo…oh, wait, the roads in Costa Rica are too bad, not to mention, a bit tiny for something like a limo.