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20/1/2010RACT: What is with the line-up at Hobart Airport?The RACT is seeking answers as to why only one x-ray security machine is in operation at the HobartAirport departure gate, when two are installed.
RACT spokesman Vince Taskunas said the situation was causing significant delays to travelers, leading to some distress and panic amongst those affected.
"RACT members phoned us angrily yesterday afternoon, complaining that at about 4:30pm, the line of passengers waiting for the scanner was at least one hundred and fifty metres long!" Mr Taskunas said.
"This is unnecessary, and is compounded by the fact that passengers are filing past the other machine which is sitting there idle. Keeping people waiting in lines for fifteen minutes or longer is just not on, especially with tight departure schedules.
Mr Taskunas said the RACT was urging Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd to sort out this problem as soon as possible.
"If it is a staffing issue, then put on more staff. If the machine is somehow unserviceable, then get it fixed. One way or the other, the airport's operators need to resolve this - and fast," he said.
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For further information, Vince Taskunas, GM Public Policy and Communications 0417 005 647
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