NEW DELHI, Oct 11, 2023 (AFP) – At least four people have been killed and an unknown number injured after an express train derailed in India’s Bihar state, local media reported Thursday. The train from Anand Vihar Terminal railway station in Delhi came off the rails late Wednesday as it raced to the Kamakhya Junction in Assam, the Times of India newspaper reported. “Four casualties have been confirmed and rescue operation is underway. Twenty-one coaches […]
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Monreal: Xiamen Air liability due to NAIA mishap now at P33 million
(Eagle News) — The liability of Xiamen Air has ballooned to P33 million. This is according to Manila International Airport Authority general manager Ed Monreal, who spoke during Wednesday’s hearing conducted by the Senate committee on public services on the incident. According to Monreal, the figure represents the cost of removing Xiamen Air flight MF8667 from Runway 06/24. The plane skidded off the runway on Aug. 16, prompting flight cancellations. The runway reopened after 36 hours. […]
Tugade: Xiamen Air should pay for cost of “lost opportunities” from NAIA mishap, too
(Eagle News)—-Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Wednesday, Aug. 29, said Xiamen Air should also pay for the cost of opportunities lost after one of its airplanes skidded off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway, prompting flight cancellations. “Ang amin hong posisyon hindi lang ang danyos na aktuwal, kailangan kagaya po ng sabi ni Madam chair (Senator Grace Poe) isama ang lost opportunities,” Tugade said in a hearing by the Senate committee on transportation and public […]





