There is much fuss of empty seats at venues of London2012. In my venue, it does not appear to be the case, but elsewhere there is evidence that it is happening. It really only hits home when you see whole blocks of empty seats on the TV. It has quite rightly, enraged many members of the public and the media. For several months now the organizers have been congratulating themselves on their ticket sales claiming sell-outs at many venues apart from football.
So how come so many blocks of seats at some venues are remaining empty during sessions and what are they going to do to fix the problem?
Some blocks are kept for competitors and for VIP guests. There’s little that will be done about those seats is my guess. The arrogance of Jacques Rogge (IOC) last week defending their hotel accommodation along Park Lane, London:
‘We have to have accommodation somewhere…’
tells me not to expect any changes on the VIP seating front any time soon.
Failing to see that to be seen being housed in a five star hotel would actually outrage the great British public who have paid through the nose to pay for those Olympic Committee hotel rooms in the first place is breathtakingly naive but is, par for the Olympic course!
I now await the great LOCOG bullshit machine to go into overdrive on this one. There’s not enough serving public servants (soldiers, teachers, etc.) to fill the venues is there?