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Letter: Locals should get consideration

Thursday, June 29, 2000 | 9:32 a.m.

European mass transits are top notch compared to anything in the Americas. Atlanta has a fine airport, with dual rail system connecting concourses A, B, C, D and E.

On June 13, 2000, arriving in Atlanta from Amsterdam at international concourse E, I and thousands of others had to walk over a mile as all trains, both sides, were out of order because of a bug in the system. I had to go from terminal E -- via D and C -- to B for my flight to Las Vegas. How pleased I was that the system at terminal D at McCarran International Airport was working. The proof was in the pudding, but do we have a backup system?

Of course for the casino owners on the Strip it does not matter. After all, they always win. If the system fails it keeps the tourist confined to the crap tables and slot machines. Why worry about the impact on locals? They can stay in their own neck of the woods.

JAN STORM

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