Sorry, totally off topic, but aren't airport police armed??
But back on topic... I still think the best way to stop fare evasion is through increased on board inspections, not the entry/exit validation route that IE seem hellbent on persuing. Open platforms with on board inspections is the most customer friendly way of doing it. I was in Utrecht the other day, Sunday morning, 10am, jumped on a tram into town, 2 stops into the journey, about 6 ticket checkers got on, one at each door... checked everyone who atempted to get off at that stop, and then worked their way through the carriage. Very effective!
Making people queue to get on and off the platform is a joke.. I see it every morning at Clontarf road, 2 DARTs arrive at the same time and you end up with people queuing all the way up the stairs and over the footbridge!
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