Solons seek probe into questionable policies of airline firms By Charlie V. Manalo 08/25/2011

Solons seek probe into questionable policies of airline firms

By Charlie V. Manalo 08/25/2011

Mounting complaints from their constituents have driven eight congressmen to seek an inquiry into the allegedly questionable and lopsided policies of local airline companies on matters of flight delays and cancellations; and exorbitant fees and charges to the detriment of millions of Filipinos who have now taken air travel as the preferred mode of transportation between the country’s 7,107 islands.

Reps. Carol Jayne Lopez (Yacap); Seth Frederick Jalosjos (Zamboanga del Norte); Gabriel Luis Quisumbing (Cebu); Lord Allan Jay Velasco (Marinduque), Mark Aaron Sambar (PBA); Romeo Jalosjos Jr. (Zamboanga Sibugay); Sherwin Tugna (Cibac); and Jonathan Yambao (Zamboanga Sibugay) want these policies investigated “in aide of legislation.”

In filing House Resolution 1634, the eight solons asked the House committee on transportation to look into the “policies and practices of airline companies on flight delays/cancellations, fees, charges and refunds to prevent undue and unnecessary inconvenience to airline passengers and travellers.”.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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