Nobody was stuck. Tourists could have gotten cars to leave, could have gotten a plane before the airport closed, could have gone into the superdome. If they had legs and a brain then they could have walked from the Quarter to the dome.
I think the Jerk of the Week contest is over,
however,
I believe a new one is starting tomorrow. :)
The car rental agencies were closed.
could have gotten a plane before the airport closed,
Flights started getting cancelled on Saturday.
could have gone into the superdome.
The point was for people to be able to get out of the city - not stay there. That's my entire point. There were probably 2,000 school buses in the NO area - get the guard mobilized, confiscate those buses (most are probably ruined now anyway) and get those people ANYWHERE but NO.
The Superdome wasn't a plan, it was a last resort.
And it now appears we have to devote resources to evacuating people from the Dome. The dome wasn't a plan - it was the only remaining option.
I believe the reports said that there were no rental cars available. This makes sense - cars being available depend on cars being returned. If you had a car, would you return it? I've been in 'normal' situations when stranded overnight at an airport, and cars run out quickly. And, flights fill up quickly as well. I traveled for 8 years or so - you really have no idea how everything is 'just in time' in the travel industry.
Quote: Nobody was stuck. Tourists could have gotten cars to leave, could have gotten a plane before the airport closed
Nope. All rental cars were taken and flights were full or cancelled.
Kinda like the fall of Saigon I reckon.
Somebody needs to smack you upside your head. Do you have a clue how hard it is to empty a city? NO because it never has been done in America before. So STFU
Your post is another sad example of the precipitous slide of FR.