Viewed from a distance the authorities in the antipodes seem to be sending a clear message that safety cannot be compromised. The Tiger grounding and prosecution of the Pacific Blue captain are clearly intended to encourage others to behave. 'Pour encourager les autres' as one might say in Toulouse.
We can all sympathise with the guy not wanting to get stuck overnight in Queenstown. Not a bad place to get stuck having said all that, particularly if you like Japanese people. But having landed there in the dim and distant past I can understand the reason for the SOP.
Last edited by lederhosen; 19th Aug 2011 at 06:19.