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Split Airport has adopted a motion to be named Saint Jerome Airport, after the patron saint of the Split - Dalmatia County. “Our initiative bore fruit and I must thank the academic community, church dignitaries, and those from the cultural community from Split and our county for their support. Saint Jerome has landed at our airport”, Blaženko Boban, the Prefect of the Split - Dalmatia County said. Jerome was an early Christian priest, best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin. However, in Split he is even more famous for his alleged saying, “Forgive me Lord, for being a Dalmatian”. The decision comes just weeks after Dubrovnik Airport adopted the name Rudjer Bošković, after the eighteenth-century physicist. Croatia’s three largest airports now bear the names of three different individuals, including a former President, physicist and a priest.
It is not bad to honour the heros of a country and having airports named after them, but for marketing purposes it really sucks. Madrid is still called Barajas and not Adolfo Suarez, Barcelona is always El Prat because it is where it is located and not Josep Tarradellas, same with Otopeni in Bucharest instead of Henri Coanda, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteJust leave it plain, short and simple and easy to remember - Split Airport, Dubvornik Airport. The names of the cities are already beautiful and this gives them the charm + the airport IATA code matches too. Doncaster Airport used to be called Robin Hood Airport. Is this name good to be advertised abroad? Don't think so.....
Actually, both of the Spanish airports do use their full name where possible and it suits them. With time, the Ohrid Airport got used itself to its name and it widely uses it. No need to be negative about it. If it sounds nice, why not.
DeleteAlmost every time I fly with UX or IB they say Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez de Madrid Barajas.
DeleteIn Spain in fact at least one airport has gone the other way. Malaga (AGP) was officially known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso, now its formally known as "Aeropuerto Costa del Sol"
Delete"Saint Jerome has landed at our airport”
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud
Second airport to be named after a saint in Exyu region, I believe? After Ohrid's St. Paul the Apostle Airport
ReplyDeleteConstantine the Great (Niš) is also a saint
DeleteThere was no need for this, same thing goes for DBV.
ReplyDeleteEven Split - Stipe Mesić Intl sounds better than Split - St. Jeremiah Intl.
ReplyDeleteNo we don't want anyone associated with communism in Croatia.
DeleteNije St Jeremiah (to je Jeremija - starozavjetni prorok u Izraelu) nego St Jerome (Sveti Jeronim, tal. San Girolamo) koji je poznat po tome što je preveo Bibliju s hebrejskog i grčkog na latinski. Taj prijevod se zove Vulgata.
DeleteStipe Mesić?? You kidding me... Lol
DeleteBetter than Christiano Ronaldo airport :D
ReplyDeleteMaribor could be St. Anger Airport..
ReplyDeleteDiocletian International Airport would be better. Would follow the West Balkan trend. :-D
ReplyDeleteLol!!
DeleteNaming the airport Oliver would have been nice.
ReplyDeleteBravo Hrvatska, Bravo St. Jerome, Bravo Split!
ReplyDeleteCommon people, we all know there is only one saint in Split and its name is Hajduk :)
ReplyDeleteAnd Pizdrav, thank you for telling youngsters what we had in reality 40 years ago..just a side historical note - that was in a country, which managed to supress outbreak of smallpox in the 70’, today in one oart of that “failed” country, namely Slovenia, more than 120.000 people have no appointed doctor and thus almost no medical service.
Sorry typo, POZDRAV, omg! Lol
Delete@notLufthansa
DeleteThanks for your understanding and support. No need for sorry, no offense taken,no hard feelings! Happy New Year! 😃