In an interview on Super Radyo dzBB, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the legality of compensating affected air travelers should be carefully studied.
The Department of Transportation and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines have no contractual obligation to refund passengers affected by the hours-long shutdown of the Philippine airspace due to a power supply glitch on New Year’s Day, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Wednesday.
“Unang una, ‘yung CAAP at saka DOTr wala kaming arrangement with the passengers, ‘di katulad ng airlines. Bumili sila ng ticket, merong obligation ang mga airlines na ilipad sila o i-refund ang kanilang pamasahe ‘pag hindi naka-refund,” he added. Salceda, who chairs the House Committee on Ways and Means, then estimated a total of P660 million or P10,000 worth of financial remuneration for each of the 66,000 passengers affected, including the 56,000 stranded on Sunday.
“Dapat pag-aralan mabuti ng ating mga abogado para ano ba ‘yung dapat maging sagot ng gobyerno,” Bautista added.
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