And then there are those so-called-hondurans….
I have like million things in my head at the moment, and seriously Mr Zelaya and his circus was not one of them… but I finally got the chance to read the Time’s article that everyone has been talking about…
I feel offended by it… It’s not the magazine’s fault… It’s the false patriotism of this So-Called-Hondurans, who think that to “defend” the country is to lie shameslessly in front of the whole world. They are cowards!
When things get out of hand…
What happened yesterday in the National University of Honduras (where I study) is the proof of what happens when things go too far…3 weeks later… Is it ever gonna end?
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Toncontin is back!
Just a few minutes ago the President’s Private Secretary, Raul Valladares announced that, 36 days after the accident, Toncontin will finally be reopened!
This week, some of the pressure groups that have been involved called out to the citizens of Tegucigalpa to protest against the closure by stopping their cars for five minutes at 10 am and 3 pm.
And finally last night, in a news show, the transcript from the flight 390 black box was presented and it apparently demonstrated that the pilot and copilot underestimated the warnings from the air traffic control tower…releasing the airport from blame.
But still after that, the president seemed unwilling to give up. Earlier today he went to the American Embassy’s 4th of July Celebration and apparently continued with his position of keeping it closed to Type C and D flights.
At first my mom told me that Mel Zelaya had decided to keep the airport closed and that was his last word, and that was what the Secretary was saying… and since I got too late to her room I couldn’t hear what he said. But we changed channels and they were screaming (yes, really!), saying that the airport was finally open… but until Palmerola was ready, after that it would be closed for C and D flights. But they have to have both the new airport and the new road to Comayagua ready, not just the airport. Which for me, makes all the sense in the world…
I’m so glad that he finally stopped being stubborn. I was getting worried about my grandmother returning from the States… We would have been forced to go pick her up to San Pedro Sula and that was going to be, not-less-than 1,500 lempiras (about $80. Ok, maybe that doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a ridiculous expense when we live 2 miles away from Toncontin.)
And still talking about the airport
Wait, we knew that already…
Ok, ok…. for what I understand, the airlines will have to use smaller aircrafts if they want to land in Tegucigalpa… Sadly, I don’t hear anything about fixing the airport, just forcing the airlines to use different planes… and obviously, making Palmerola’s Base, the new airport…
Now, hear me out… I’m not against it… I think it’s a good thing to do! But, come on! How long will that take? It won’t be finished in 2 months like he claims! At least not a decent one… I can even imagine the people arriving to a bunch of tents!
And the road to Palmerola… that’s another thing! When will that be over?
It’s ridiculous that he’s nearly forcing all the big international airlines to stop coming to Tegucigalpa…
I have to be honest, I’m worried! Soon after the inauguration ceremony I knew I’ve made a mistake voting for him… But right now, is really really REALLY embarrassing to know that I actually helped a bit in this mess!
So, What happened with the airport?
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