Airport shutdown: SINO ANG MAY SALA?

CAAP Should Explain

I read somewhere about some paranoia of concerned netizens confused about CAAP's explanation of the glitch and the power outage last January 1. Was there sabotage? And who was the saboteur? I understand where they are coming from ... that is what fear does to people.  If CAAP can't provide an acceptable explanation people create a more outlandish scenario in their minds.

So was there foreign interference in why there was a power shortage in the airport when all the environs in the periphery did not experience any? Was it just a coincidence or was it a ploy to scare President Marcos and make him shake in his boots? As long as CAAP beats around the bush with its theories people will continue to entertain some worst-case possibilities.

Rechristening The Airport's Name

It is high time now that the government brings solutions to the escalating passenger airport woes. If we remember right Atom Araullo was trolled and criticized online just for saying truthfully about NAIA broken airport transport system when he has problems getting a ride from the airport.

The infamous January 1st NAIA debacle is another case in point. But what is there we heard, our congressmen are more interested in rechristening the airport name - a ludicrous priority in a sea of traveler woes.

Passenger's Nightmare

This one is for the record: A total of 282 flights were either delayed, canceled, or diverted to other regional airports while more than 56,000 passengers were affected by a glitch or a power outage that became the passenger's nightmare last New Year's Day.

Another scenario was a Manila-bound Qantas plane that departed from Sydney shortly before 1 p.m. last January 1. Three hours into its eight-hour journey, the flight was then forced to turn around mid-air and return to Australia.

Indeed ... expect the best and the worst when you go to the Philippines!

An Epic failure

The New Year's NAIA fiasco was an epic failure in the most embarrassing way possible. As expected it ignited an angry backlash from the netizens and politicians did not dilly-dally and were not shy as they joined the fray. Senator Grace Poe demands a probe and she was asking for transparency and accountability.

"We will therefore conduct a hearing as part of the Senate's oversight function to determine who is liable and what we need to do to avoid malfunction from happening again.