White Heather
Well-Known Member
I am very disappointed at yet another CEO change. The airport needs stability.I couldn't agree more with this.
As I said in my post yesterday I'm tired of incoming CEO's making hollow pledges/commitments and then leaving after a couple of years.
Something has to change.
However, I don't recall the current CEO making any hollow promises or commitment in the long term. I don't recall him making any promises at all in fact except a pledge to improve the quality of service at LBA. Sadly, it's what people do . Some stay put and some use posts as stepping stones , hopping from one challenge to another. It's happens all the time in all industries.
Overall, the past year must have been a huge challenge to the CEO and highly stressful due to the terminal project, all the c**p from the group that shall not be mentioned and certain Councillors and MPs, Covid and the thankless task of making people redundant, and trying to operate an airport in impossible circumstances. None of us know his personal life, or how it's been affected by any of this, and in the situation we all face, I personally think we should not be criticising his decision to move on and cut the guy some slack. It's not a good time to be judging anyone.
If the terminal is approved, he will have left behind a lasting legacy, and if not, then he gave it a good try and has been defeated, as have many before him, by our nutty council and also by the apparent lack of interest by the public who sit back and just expect it to happen.
Good luck to Vince Hodder. He obviously likes a challenge! And thanks to Hywel Rees for doing what nobody else did. Seeing reality, securing a commitment and funding from AMP and starting a modernisation process that we all hope will be seen through.