Posted by
JRMatheny on Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:45:28 PM
"If the systemic failures will be corrected, we will be able to fly to Brazil. If not, we won't go. It is not safe to go there by plane. It's what I recommend to all my friends and family, that they not travel by plane to Brazil." (my translation*) -- Marc Baumgartner, president, International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers
Baumgartner accuses the Brazilian Air Force, which oversees the military air traffic controllers and the civilian aviation infrastructure, of failure to correct problems inherent in the system. Meanwhile, boating between continents is the way to go, one supposes. And within the country, larger than the continental U.S., take a bus. For days on end.
*The original quote: "Se as falhas sistêmicas forem corrigidas, nós poderemos voar para o
Brasil. Caso contrário, não iremos. Não é seguro ir de avião para lá. É
o que recomendo a todos os meus amigos e familiares, que não viajem de
avião para o Brasil". (Terra/BBC Brasil)