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"...Earlier today the roof of the newest terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport collapsed, killing five and injuring three. That's a stone's throw from where I live, for you readers in other countries.
"Terminal 2E opened last year, a week late, with some equipments and services not fully operational. The official reason cited for the delay was that the region's commission on security had been unable to collect all the required certification documents by opening day. Actually, what happened was that a light detached from the roof and fell almost at the feet of the officials, architects and engineers from the commission who had been touring the building a few days before the scheduled date.
"With a total cost of 750M euros, it was crucial that the new terminal, scheduled to process 10 million passengers per year, started paying for itself as soon as possible. At the time, several unions had been protesting work conditions on the site of construction, noting in particular that contractors were under significant pressure to complete the work on schedule...[more]"
Not that there's necessarily a direct cause and effect between deadlines and compromises in quality (or tragedy), but when those deadlines are allowed to be threatened -- when the schedule safety is lost, stolen or strayed -- they often threaten back.
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