Government Finally Realizes Airspace Also Needs Bureaucracy
After years, the government has discovered that Latvia's airspace operates without proper bureaucracy. Now every aircraft will have to queue like at the Liepāja Theatre.
The government will discuss on Tuesday a new procedure for coordinating state-level flights in Latvia's airspace. Because it turns out — until now our airspace has been operating too simply, without sufficient bureaucracy.
The Ministry of Transport has announced that the new regulation was created to ensure legal clarity. That's like saying the Liepāja Theatre suddenly decided to rename all its performances as legal documents. Now even Riga pilots will have to drive to Liepāja to understand how to properly fill out a flight application.
The ministry proudly announces that the new procedure separates military and civilian aviation competencies. Military aircraft with dangerous cargo will be under the National Armed Forces' jurisdiction, while civilian ones under the Civil Aviation Agency. As one Liepāja dispatcher says: 'We've long known who's who — military are the ones making noise over Karosta, while civilians are the ones running late.'
This entire bureaucratic circus is justified by the desire to reduce bureaucratic burden. That's like saying they'll add another queue at the theatre to reduce waiting time. But, as we know in Liepāja, the best performances are always worth the wait.
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