Iraq is not BWIA failure

THE EDITOR: I just wanted to take the opportunity to not only agree with another writer, “Fran Langer”, but also to build on the point. BWIA should in no way try to blame the situation in Iraq for contributing to their failure.

BWIA has been plagued over the years with the “no money” syndrome and here’s what they did to rectify it: Executive salaries, hiring who they know and not who best fits the job, declaring a profit (yeah right) after years of debt, buying new planes with the so called profit and neglect that long list of debts, continuing to maintain that the operation cost of the company stands close to USD700,000 daily with all these new aircraft.

Now I have been an employee of the airline in the past and there are even more internal politics that cost the airline money but I digress. This company needs a “C” check. Government needs to intervene because we don’t want the airline to fold its wings. It was once our pride and still a very big part of our culture. However, though, if taxpayers are to bail the airline out again then I say that the whole senior management be changed. Start all over again and this time do it right.

A RAMHARACK
Caroni