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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The government is now seeking up to P72 million as fines from Xiamen Air after one of its planes skidded off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway in August, prompting flight cancellations. Manila International Airport Authority general manager Ed Monreal said that this was only based on their initial computation, and that the amount could be up to P42 million more, depending on affected airline companies. He said the […]
(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. […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday, Aug. 23, said there may be a need to improve the “system of regulatory response” of authorities following the Ninoy Aquino International Airport mishap last week. “We have to study how the concerned agencies reacted to this incident. Example, how long did it take to evacuate the passengers out of the plane? Was there NAIA equipment and personnel involved or only airline personnel? Was the reaction time, in […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, Aug. 22, said there were “glaring security and protocol lapses” following the Ninoy Aquino International Airport fiasco last week, with the “unauthorized entry of 61 recovery flights” in the airport. Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal had said the 61 uncoordinated flights worsened airport congestion at the four terminals “further delaying flight operations in the wake of the Xiamen Air mishap,” Binay said. She said Xiamen […]
(Eagle News)–Xiamen Air on Wednesday, Aug. 22, vowed to pay for the costs of the “aircraft handling and runway recovery” brought about by one of its planes making a hard landing on a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway and getting stuck there. In a statement, Xiamen Air said that after the incident, it immediately contacted MIAA and made the commitment. It said it was also cooperating with an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Civil Aviation […]
(Eagle News) — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has launched an investigation into the incident that saw a Xiamen Air plane skidding off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway, resulting in flight cancellations for several days. According to CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio, Xiamen Airlines officials and the plane’s crew members will face the Aircraft Investigation and Inquiry Board, who will aim to determine the reason why flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 […]
(Eagle News) — Xiamen Airlines will pay the Manila International Airport Authority the amount representing damages resulting from the closure of a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway last week after one of its planes overshot the runway. MIAA general manager Ed Monreal said the exact amount has yet to be determined. “Pinarating ko na po sa kanila ‘yun,” Monreal said. On Monday, Aug. 20, the airline’s chairman, Che Shanglun, apologized for Thursday’s incident, which led […]
(Eagle News) — The chair of the airline whose plane skidded off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway on Thursday, resulting in canceled and diverted flights, has apologized. Che Shanglun of Xiamen Airlines chair said in a statement three days after flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 runway that the company would “do its utmost to assist.” “At the same time, all flights from Xiamen Airlines to the Philippines will be carried out normally to provide […]
