The Senate committee on public services will start the investigation of the New Year's day airport traffic mess on January 12, its chairperson Senator Grace Poe announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, Poe said the panel would conduct a hybrid hearing at 1:30 pm at the Senate session hall and via Cisco Webex.
According to the Senator, the agenda are as follows:
- The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Air Traffic system glitch incident
- Senate Bill No. 1003 - "An Act Strengthening the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9497, Otherwise known as the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008"
- Senate Bill No. 1121 - "An Act Creating a Philippine Transportation Safety Board, Prescribing its powers and functions, and appropriating funds Thereof"
On Sunday at 9:55 am, the Philippine Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) halted all flights to and from Manila after experiencing a technical glitch in the ATM system due to a power outage.
At least 361 international and domestic flights were either delayed, canceled, or diverted to other regional airports, affecting 65,000 passengers.
