An independent body is now conducting an external investigation on the technical glitch that caused the new year air traffic mess which compromised hundreds of flights and stranded thousands of passengers nationwide, the DOTr said. | zacariansINQ
“We want to advise that there is an external investigating body or committee that has been organized and will lead the investigation of this incident. It is external because it [comprises] the DOTr, DICT, Cyber Investigation Crime Commission, NBI, NICA. You will note that CAAP is not part of this investigating committee,” Lim said in the hearing also conducted on Wednesday.
“So far, [they] have visited the site. They inspected the relevant parts of the facility, they interviewed people, testimonies from people directly involved in operating, manning and supervising the CNS/ATM,” he said. According to Lim, the investigation could take weeks before submitting the body’s findings and recommendations to the committee.The said hearing was participated by the DOTr on Wednesday, along with its attached agencies tackling the incident which caused a total of 600 flights to either diverted, canceled, or delayed, affecting at least 65,000 passengers.
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