“Nevertheless, we will be needing the help and assistance of this honorable committee in making these plans come into reality. This is of course to provide better service to our fellow Filipinos and our country, which may further boost our tourism industry,” Tamayo added.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Wednesday asked for congressional support in its plans to upgrade the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's air traffic management system which malfunctioned on New Year’s day andDuring the House transportation panel hearing, CAAP acting director general Manuel Antonio Tamayo said they will proceed with their plans “to avoid this kind of circumstance from occurring again.
Tamayo also apologized for the agency’s differing statements on what caused the air traffic management system malfunction last January 1 that resulted in Philippine airspace shutdown. “It was not until the engineers were able to determine that the probable cause of the disruption was the circuit breaker after a series of remedial measures, and evaluation. There were intervals in our official reports as our controllers, engineers, and technical staff were all working together to ensure the safety of all aircraft queued for landing and to quickly restore power without further damaging our vital equipment,” he added.
“All our assessment, evaluation, and theories as to the probable cause of the disruption only came clear after the situation had normalized,” he added.
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