Posted on 12/27/2009 7:08:52 AM PST by grjr21
Air tour operators and flight training schools say a no-fly zone established over much of Windward Oahu during President Barack Obama's upcoming visit will hurt their businesses.
Starting tomorrow through Jan. 4, several general aviation activities, such as air tours, hang gliding and flight training, are prohibited within a 10-mile radius of where Obama is staying.
The no-fly zone stretches from Kaaawa almost to Makapuu Point on the windward side and over much of the Honolulu side of the Koolau mountains.
"This is the peak of the tourist season," said Rob Moore, president of the General Aviation Council of Hawaii. "Here is a president trying to promote more jobs, and by ... visiting us, is all of a sudden impeding business."
Moore, whose group represents more than 20 businesses, said the expanded security zone came without much notice.
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“Let ‘em eat cake!” I won!
LOL, Bambi can even screw up peoples jobs while on vacation.
Tough beans, dork. Who’d ya vote for?
This is nearly word for word what the tour business was saying when the vacationing usurper shut down Martha's Vineyard.
The messiah doesn’t give a damn about real people who work!
Let them eat cake.
I would think these guys would have figured Obama out by now.
“we’re movin’ on up”
Here is a president trying to promote more jobs.His leadership skills at work the report should of called for an idiot alert #300 by Obama.
Obama sees impeding business as one of his top priorities.
I am so happy that I don’t live in Kaneohe anymore.
I am sure that they close the gym on base when O and the Yeti go lift weights.
Blech! Hurts just thinking about them.
It’s one thing to have a no fly zone around when you’re in the continental U.S. but on a Island ?
It just shows the arrogance
Hey, it’s a fact of life when your are President. Any President.
Maybe what he is spending there he should take back and spend elsewhere oh businesses of Oahu.
$4,000 a night ... poof gone to a more deserving locality.
What is the problem:
Hundreds of years ago Hawaiian KINGS used to routinely close off a whole island when they vacationed on it. Certainly Obama has more power than a simple Hawaiian KING?
Bill Clinton used to have a habit of going into and out of the NYC metro area during rush hour.
Bush rarely did, but almost always waited until midday.
The NY media reported the former as an unfortunate consequence of the presence of the President. The latter was boorish insensitivity.
Good, the more people he alienates, the better.
Give a man a fish, he eats today.
Teach a man to fish, he starts a fishing business and becomes a Conservative.
The dork could have just rented that whole island that Bill Gates rented for his wedding, and been out of the way...but then, his birth certificate is on Oahu, isn’t it.
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