Reasonable question
Seemed like a reasonable question to me. Not life or death, but a legitimate enquiry.
For my 2 pence worth, I don't think failure to provide long term parking constitutes illegality and I suspect the decision resulted from irresistible real estate pressures.
The previous point about returning personnel being best served by MT or their spouse rather than driving themselves home is well made. I almost killed myself 20 odd years ago driving home after a 16hr flight from the FI.
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