Even the perpetual food shortages in the Soviet Union were not dismissed as non-existent. Back then, the central planners at least made an effort to come up with a semi-plausible excuse like bad weather.
“There is no evidence whatsoever that ArriveCAN is causing any problems,” he told MPs at the commons transport committee.
He said, while there are still problems, air travel is improving and becoming more reliable. He said, by collecting vaccine information in advance, ArriveCAN speeds up the process.
“There are those who have a vested interest in embellishing reality and undermining confidence in our airline sector only to score political points,” he said. “ArriveCAN is actually helping process arrivals much faster and helping reduce congestion.”

