Jamaica to open 'Ian Fleming International Airport'

[Hortical]

Jamaica to open 'Ian Fleming International Airport'


















New York's international airport (and the USA's busiest) is named after John F. Kennedy. Paris chose to honour French republican and president Charles de Gaulle.
And Jamaica? It's set to open an international airport named for author Ian Fleming, who wrote all of the James Bond books on the tiny Caribbean island.
Not that anybody should get too excited about Ian Fleming International Airport. It's just a new name for the old (very old) Boscobel Aerodrome, which is no threat to Jamaica's much busier Norman Manley International in the capital of Kingston, or Montego Bay's Sangster International.
But Jamaican politician Daryl Vaz – who pushed for the move to recognise 007's creator – says "the new name will significantly enhance the marketing of the airport and the area to the international aviation community."
Fleming's beachside villa, famously named Goldeneye, is located in Oracabessa, a town close to the Boscobel airstrip.
There's yet no word if the airport gift store will be flogging "From Jamaica With Love" postcards or T-shifts proclaiming "Live and Let Fly"...

[Scaly Spurs]

And I guess Bob Marley Int'l Airport would be embarassing because he was a Rasta and weed smoker! The goverment is wicked set a people!!

Daryl Vaz ? What a freaking joke.

[Mosiah]

And I guess Bob Marley Int'l Airport would be embarassing because he was a Rasta and weed smoker! The goverment is wicked set a people!!

Daryl Vaz ? What a freaking joke.

...and for the christians among us, an unapologetic adulterer!

Bob ever step foot inna St. Mary doh?

[Don1]

ah wha dis faada....is ongly red man di airport dem cyan name afta? Mi waan si Miss Lou Intanational ar Ranny Williams Intanational.... in fack mek wi ave airport inna ebry parish

[Mosiah]

What colour was Ken Jones? Or Mr. Boscobel?

[Assasin]

you stay deh no know that a Chris Blackwell Airport that.

A deh so all a the Island Post people them a come in. You know see it match with Golden eye hotel?

Is a pay off trade. You notice a Jimmy Buffet a di first plane christen it?

[Don1]

beige?

[Hortical]

Naming the airport after Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley or Burning Spear who are sons of the parish would seem more appropriate.

[Mosiah]

erm, those 3 gentlemen are from neighbouring St. Ann, not St. Mary!

[Islandman]

Those parishes all look the same to me.

[Hortical]

Cho close enough boss..

[Assasin]

Well then Berres, Capleton, or Ninja will do .

Well them a try build a James Bond land inna Oraccabessa and Boscobel. James Bond Beach, Ian Flemming Airport, Golden Eye are all part of the mystique inna the same area. Yes this is where Flemming wrote his novell and Chris Blackwell a try everything fi attract the rich and famous.

[Lazie]

Naming the airport after Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley or Burning Spear who are sons of the parish would seem more appropriate.

...... DUDE?

[Lazie]

Those parishes all look the same to me.

St. Mary and Portland?

[Hortical]

The intent of the message was that it would be more appropriate for the airport to be named after those men instead of Ian Flemming.