Ozgrade3, et al
Yup, I think that there could have been better options, the road used to be closed at 8:oopm from memory.
And I agree that it is crap that the aviation community should suffer because some monkeys need a quiet place to get their fix, however what would be the alternative, if the buses aren't going to go around HLD (Henry Lawson) to get back to base, and they are obviously paying higher landing fees than us mere aviators, what else would BAL do?
If I'm on final and some bright spark (no pun intended) shoots a beam at my aircraft I'm gunna look, maybe for only a second, but I'm still gunna look!.
Perhaps someone should call the bus company and ask why they dont go around on HLD and tell BAL it would have been cheaper just putting up a new gate after Rabual(?) road?
Ahh... what can you do.
Dog