Jan 1 air traffic fiasco an ‘eye opener’: Jinggoy Estrada seeks hi-tech aviation equipment in PH airports

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should get additional funding to upgrade and maintain its air traffic control equipment, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday (January 13). Estrada pushed for a bigger budget for air traffic control in light of the January 1 shutdown of Philippine airspace, which affected 65,000 passengers and nearly 300 flights. During the…
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