A defective circuit breaker worth P10,000 caused the New Year’s Day air traffic mess that grounded more than 300 flights that affected about 65,000 passengers and cost airlines more than P100 million, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines- READ:
that affected about 65,000 passengers and cost airlines more than P100 million, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines told the Senate Thursday.Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines director-general Manuel Tamayo apologizes for the New Year’s Day air traffic mess that grounded more than 300 flights and affected about 65,000 passengers. Tamayo was joined by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista during yesterday’s Senate hearing on the airport mess.
During the House panel briefing, lawmakers were told that the manufacturer’s warranty of the circuit breaker expired two years ago, Daza said. But transportation officials said it should last 20 years, he said. At the Senate hearing, Tamayo took responsibility for the New Year’s Day fiasco and apologized to all the passengers who were inconvenienced by the grounded flights.
But Poe questioned the credibility of the DOTr and CAAP probe of the technical glitch since their people were the ones involved in this case.Also present in the hearing were Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and other officials.
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