Fair play
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
Not that Tourism Secretary Bertie Lim’s latest (or is it resurrected?) brainstorm called “open skies” which has been translated into a P-Noy executive order is palpably wrong on its face. Certainly, there can be benefits derived from such an opening. But the question is: did Lim and his people ever get to thoroughly and responsibly “war gamed,” as in run through a due diligence kind of workout, to determine what these benefits really are and whether the country and our airlines are in a position to take advantage of the potential windfall? The way things stand it is clear that Lim’s and his crew rushed this initiative and failed to properly advise P-Noy about the pros and cons of this operation. Otherwise, why should we be hearing that word reciprocity from our carriers and other sectors affected by this undertaking? Yes, Sir. Reciprocity. As in mutually beneficial, equitable and reciprocal arrangements. Not shoddy even shady and predatory workouts as seems to be the eventual end result of Lim’s operation unless he listens to other voices such as those of Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific and even Southeast Airlines (Seair) that for the first time are one in saying that the recent order does not meet the test of reciprocity in its purest and proper form..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110411com4.html
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