People are used to long waiting times at the major
airports all around the world. When comparing Tampere to the other major cities
in the world, our politicians really succeeded when they decided to build just
a small airport instead a large international flight hub. There are no long queues,
so you do not have to go to the airport hours before the flight. The situation
was even better before the new terminal was built.
Personally I am used to optimise my schedule, which
means that I arrive seldom too early, but never too late. I learned quite
quickly to use the benefits of Tampere airport.
I developed an accurate time schedule based on some empirical tests.
In one of those tests I arrived on time to the
airport, but for some reason the door of the aeroplane was already closed and
the engine running. I needed to knock on the door of the aeroplane to get in to
the flight.
Another time I was again on time at the airport and
the aeroplane was standing still at the airport, but the door leading from the
terminal to the aeroplane was locked. I needed to pick up the custom officer to
open the door to me.
Rather soon I became well-know time optimiser among
the local frequent flyers. Even my highly appreciated boss, who speaks English
with a perfect Tampere dialect, knew my skills of being just in time at the aeroplane,
never too late. When I stepped into the plane, the boarding was completed.
However, due to one extreme test case that was described in a story called
“Italian job”, I needed to loosen a bit the strict just in time attitude.
Lessons Learnt:
The bigger is not always the better.
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