Dream prophecy fulfilled: P250M lost in economy due to stalled aircraft on Davao runway

Davao City to sue airport, won't charge Cebu Pacific

Louis Bacani (The Philippine Star) - June 5, 2013 - 10:43am

MANILA, Philippines - Around P250 million pesos was lost in local businesses due to the stalling of a Cebu Pacific aircraft on the runway of the Davao International Airport, which disrupted flight schedules and stranded thousands of passengers.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte this "conservative estimate" of losses to the the local economy is as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, nearly two days after the Airbus 320 jet overshot the runway of the airport.

"This is the total losses for everything already," Duterte said in a television interview on Wednesday morning.

"We cannot actually give value to the inconvenience this caused to the passengers also," she added.

Due to the mishap, Duterte said they are planning to file charges against the Davao International Airport which she claims "did not do anything when the accident happened."

"We are planning to file administrative charges against the management and employees of the Davao International Airport... We're collating the documents right now. We plan to [file the charges] by Monday next week," said Duterte.

The Davao mayor said those to be charged include the airport manager down to the employees on duty on Sunday night when the Cebu Pacific was stalled.

She said they would not file charges against the airline.

At about 7:05 p.m. Sunday, the Cebu Pacific aircraft missed runway 23 upon landing in Davao City. It reportedly skidded and veered to the right side toward a grassy portion in front of the main terminal.

All 165 passengers, including the pilot, co-pilot and four crew, were not hurt.

On Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) gave Cebu Pacific a 3 p.m. deadline to remove the stalled aircraft. It was extracted from the runway around 8 p.m.

More than 3,000 passengers were stranded on Monday after the incident shut down the Davao airport.

The CAAP said initial findings point out pilot error as the likely cause of the plane mishap.

"There is a saying that evidence does not lie. We have now evidence that points to possible human factor. In other words, [it] may be pilot error," CAAP Deputy Director General John Andrews said in a press briefing on Tuesday.

He said these findings will be confirmed later on when the plane's flight data recorder is sent to Singapore for investigation.

Malacañang has urged airline companies in the country to take the necessary steps to assure that the recent mishap would not happen again.

"We are a bit concerned about that. What's important for us is to determine the cause of the accident and to take steps to prevent that from happening again," said Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang.

source: philstar

The Blogger's Note: Is the dream of gray and white I had in 2011 a prophecy fulfilled in the preceding news article published in 2013? The amount of the economic losses could have been higher should have the ill-fated Airbus 320 jet been left stalled longer on the runway. Moreso, when the "airplane explosion" part of the dream had not been thwarted!

'Airplane explosion' thwarted: 'inflated plane,' airline's logo?

Cebu Pacific plane overshoots Davao airport runway

JUN 3, 2013 12:40 AM PHT

KARLOS MANLUPIG

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) - A Cebu Pacific plane carrying 165 passengers overshot the runway of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City on Sunday evening, June 2.

Col Leopoldo Galon, chief of the military's 5th Civil Relations Group, said flight 5J 971 from Manila overran the runway and hit its uncemented portion at around 7:10 pm.

Galon said no one was hurt in the incident, which happened during heavy rain.

A passenger, Jun Narciso, told Rappler that one of the plane’s engines was already on fire before landing.

“The landing was very sudden and the pilot immediately braked. The pilot also immediately turned off the plane’s engine,” Narciso said.

Luckily, he added, the heavy rain extinguished the fire.

Another passenger, Laiza Lacida, however claimed the engine was not on fire before landing. "We can smell smoke inside the plane but the plane was not on fire," she said.

Cebu Pacific Air said in an advisory that the plane landed safely but “veered off to the right side of the Davao International Airport runway during a heavy downpour.”

“All 165 passengers have been safely shuttled to the airport terminal and their needs are being taken care of,” the airline company said.

Passengers said they were irked, not just because of the incident, but also because of poor response from the airport and the airline company personnel.

“The rescue team only arrived 15 minutes after the incident,” Narciso said.

Narciso added that the cabin crew refused to open the plane's door and failed to explain to the passengers what was happening.

“After 15 minutes, the pilot went out of the cockpit and explained that the problem was caused by the plane’s wiper,” Narciso narrated.

Other passengers claimed that the responding units were not prepared and lacked proper equipment.

Most of the passengers had to walk almost a kilometer just to reach the arrival section of the airport without any personnel from Cebu Pacific offering assistance or even comfort, one passenger commented.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport refused to provide any information regarding the incident.

Due to the incident, all other flights are temporarily cancelled as of posting.

source: Rappler 

The Blogger's Note: June 2, 2013 Sunday morning -- I lived half a kilometer away from Davao Airport in Buhangin when one of the Cebu Pacific airbuses was seen shooting up to the sky after take-off. Seeing the airbus ascending diagonally, in my heart I heard a whisper that said: "Now is the time!" I had an understanding it was referring to the "airplane explosion" dream I wrote in 2012. I whispered a prayer to get rid of my worries on the matter.

Late afternoon -- I walked my way towards an SSPX church near Cabantian, Buhangin to attend a 6:00 p.m. Traditional Latin Mass as it was Sunday. If I could remember right, it was the time when the celebrant was incensing the altar that power suddenly came off! The Mass continued without interruption despite the outage. Was the blackout happened when touchdown was in progress? The airbus runway mishap took place during the Traditional Latin Mass being officiated and I was attending. Was the Traditional Latin Mass instrumental to thwarting the "airplane explosion"?