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Originally Posted by casper
Hate to say it, but instead of looking for someone to come along and inject more cash, they need to look at starting to reduce labour costs.
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I heard an interview from the president of the airport authority a few days ago. He addressed some of these concerns.
Shutting down parts of the airport would be difficult because we only have a few gates. I haven't been to the airport since the pandemic struck, but I'd guess they're only using two or three gates. It would be difficult to shut down some of the gates unless lighting and such can be controlled discreetly. (That ability may never have been foreseen as being useful.)
Many costs are fixed and statutorily required, e.g. fire fighting ability. I'm sure they're spending less on things like cleaning, but they would still need security.
The president said they have cut all operations that they are allowed to cut that make sense, and I'm inclined to believe him. We don't have the luxury of shutting a large section of a large terminal. We only have one terminal and it isn't large to begin with.