Yes, finally make it international; turning orange with frustration

Terminal at the very pleasant Green Airport looks like something that would fly.

From Robert Whitcomb’s “Digital Diary,’’ in GoLocal24.com

The local economic impact of Breeze Airways setting up a “base” at  Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (what a name -- after you’ve said it you might have miss your flight) is probably exaggerated by state officials, though it’s certainly another feather in the cap of the indefatigable Iftikhar Ahmad, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, and his colleagues, who have been working very hard to expand the airport’s services, which COVID has made a particularly laborious workout.

Remember that all promises by companies tend to be  even  more provisional than those by your friends and family, mostly because the economy and ownership can change fast.

I’d be more hopeful if the airline’s  long-delayed nonstop service to the West Coast had finally started. Now it looks like that won’t happen until next year, apparently mostly because of staffing problems. And the airport is not yet really “international,” despite its name. But there’s lots of potential to market the ease and accessibility of  cute, cozy Green  compared to Boston’s congested and expensive Logan International Airport, including in getting frequent service to Europe. (Green’s “International” moniker reminds me of little colleges calling themselves “universities” to sound more important.)

xxx

On the MBTA’s Orange Line, closed for repairs until late September. Most of the T’s problems stem from delayed maintenance and bad labor contracts.

The  exasperating problems of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – line closures, equipment breakdowns, etc., etc., are Rhode Island’s problems, too, since Boston is the regional capital and depends on its mass transit to help maintain its prosperity. Lots of Rhode Islanders work in Greater Boston.