Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Tuesday said he may ask some officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to go on leave as the government investigates the New Year’s Day air traffic fiasco that closed Philippine-- READ:
to go on leave as the government investigates the New Year’s Day air traffic fiasco that closed Philippine airspace for hours and grounded more than 300 flights.
Rodriguez said the incident calls for leave for absence for those responsible especially while the probe is ongoing.“This [call for leave of absence] is because we have to preserve the evidence in the investigation and allow an in-depth probe,” the lawmaker said. Bautista assured lawmakers that the DOTr would come up with permanent solutions to the recurring transport problems, especially those affecting the country’s air traffic navigation system.Bautista said that 90 percent of the operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport had been restored within 24 hours of the incident.
He said over P13 billion will be needed to upgrade the system that caused the recent technical issues at NAIA. “Not yet your honor, but it is ongoing. We will work on this. That will be our priority. We will definitely work on getting this ISO certification,” the CAAP chief told Pleyto.
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