London Letter: In practice, only the British show any respect for the 100-year old CTA. It should embarrass Irish authorities, but it doesn’t.
London Letter: In practice, only the British show any respect for the 100-year old CTA. That should embarrass Irish authorities, but it doesn’t
The two barkers did not announce who they were. They were clad in yellow high-vis jackets, which seemed to be all they needed to assert an air of formal authority. They stood at the terminal entrance like a pair of nightclub bouncers, blocking everybody’s path. As a correspondent based in London for an Irish newspaper, I frequently find myself flying between various British cities and Dublin on quick trips home. One thing always stands out about the experience, depending on the direction of travel.
The official response on the Irish side regarding the flagrant disregard for the CTA is always that Irish ports of entry don’t routinely segregate arrivals, which only prompts the question: why not start doing it, then? If a small airport like Glasgow can provide a dedicated channel for CTA arrivals, why can’t Dublin?
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