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[Brandon32]

Legazpi airport executive gets ax
By Rainier Allan Ronda Updated March 18, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - The manager of Legazpi City airport in Albay was relieved yesterday after a van driven by his son almost collided with a plane on the runway last Saturday.

Frisco Sto. Domingo was replaced last Monday by Edgardo Ramos on orders of Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, according to Undersecretary Thompson Lantion, Mendoza’s de facto spokesman.

“(Sto. Domingo) was ordered to report here at the CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) headquarters,” Lantion said

Sto. Domingo will be on “floating status” at the CAAP, he added.

At Malacañang, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said yesterday Frisco Sto. Domingo has been suspended pending an investigation into the incident at Legaspi City airport involving his son.

In Legaspi City, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has advised Sto. Domingo to file his immediate retirement.

“The increasing number of flights at the city airport, as well as the new Bicol International Airport to be constructed at Barangay Alobo in Daraga town, shows that such violation of basic safety rules is a disgrace to our rising reputation as a tourism destination, a disservice to the riding public and temporary setback to our tourism effort,” he said.

Salceda and Legaspi City Mayor Noel Rosal immediately asked for the suspension and relief of Sto. Domingo after his son’s van almost collided with a Cebu Pacific flight from Cebu last Saturday afternoon.

Senior Superintendent Emmanuel Tallento, Police Aviation Security Group commander in Legaspi, will also be investigated, Rosal added.

Sto. Domingo went on official leave of absence following the incident involving his son and namesake, Frisco Sto. Domingo Jr.

Last Saturday, Cebu Pacific flight CEB172 aborted its landing at 2:10 p.m. when Sto. Domingo Jr.’s car, a Delica Lite Ace van, crossed the runway while the plane was about to land.

The plane circled the runway and safely landed some 10 minutes later.

The elder Sto. Domingo was also the manager of the Daet, Naga, Bulan, and Virac airports.

Director General Ruben Ciron of the CAAP sent a team of investigators to Legaspi last Monday to conduct an investigation.

The group consists of Col. Jose R. Saplan, chairman of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board; Gil Macapagal of the Enforcement and Legal Service, and Luciano Macose, assistant chief of administration and also an airways communications specialist.

Reports reaching Ciron said that CEB 172 originated from Mactan International Airport in Cebu.

Prior to a plane’s landing, the control tower activates the airport siren with a series of blasts to warn everyone in the vicinity of an approaching airplane.

The siren is a warning to civilians not to cross the runway or enter the aircraft movement area, encompassing the tarmac and the parking lots, except employees of the CAAP and those connected with airline companies.

Legaspi control tower noted heavy rains and poor visibility at the time of the incident, Ciron said.

Shortly after the incident, Sto. Domingo Jr. said he did not hear the siren or see the incoming plane due to poor visibility.

However, Ciron said that the excuse does not absolve Sto. Domingo of his liability.

Ciron also ordered a review of all existing security measures in key airports, along with appropriate remedies to prevent similar incidents.

The plane was carrying 80 passengers including Tourism Secretary Ace Durano and his family.

Rosal said he and his party as well as Tourism regional director Nini Ravanilla were waiting for Durano’s arrival from Cebu when they saw the plane suddenly abort landing as a gray van crossed the runway from out of nowhere.

Lantion said that they will await the results of the CAAP probe ordered by Ciron before issuing the punishment for Sto. Domingo.

Sto. Domingo, it was learned, was not the airport manager on duty during the incident since he was in Iloilo City on official CAAP business. — With Paolo Romero, Rudy Santos, Celso Amo

source:http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=63

[Rodel]

[dashalvin]

Maganda yong view ng airport as well as the landscape. :-)

[Rodel]

Originally Posted by dashalvin

Maganda yong view ng airport as well as the landscape. :-)

yeah...because from the airport you would see mayon volcano (esp. on a clear day).

[[dx]]

It was my first time to fly with ZestAir earlier today (only Php 398 one way Legazpi to Manila). The airport wasn't busy (because PAL and Cebu Pacific flights for the day have already left), that's why I was able to take photos easily. Hehe

ZestAir's 60-seater turboprop Xian MA60 approaching the terminal


Passengers queueing at the Cebu Pacific check-in counter


Departure area

[olineil]

Originally Posted by [dx]

It was my first time to fly with ZestAir earlier today (only Php 398 one way Legazpi to Manila). The airport wasn't busy (because PAL and Cebu Pacific flights for the day have already left), that's why I was able to take photos easily. Hehe

ZestAir's 60-seater turboprop Xian MA60 approaching the terminal

Hwow!....
It's a CHINA made plane? Wouldn't ride this one a second time if I were you. I just don't trust China made products right now. This was the same plane model that was involved in a mishap in Caticlan last year. Gives me the jitters.

Originally Posted by [dx]

Passengers queueing at the Cebu Pacific check-in counter

Di ko talaga maintindihan ang airport operations sa atin. Diba dapat the airport check-in counters are supposed to be owned by the terminal facility. Yung Airline operator magbabayad ng landing fee to the airport and that includes usage of check-in counters. They should not put permanent signage for airlines to mark which counters they can only use. They should be able to open counters according to the demand. This is an unfair business practice to the competition.

[mwg12a]

Are you being serious? I mean, if the passengers would check in to just any check in windows? Don't you think it will costs some chaos? Mixed baggages to different airliners especially bigger airports like NAIA, MCIA or what have you.. it will not just cause delays but lost of luggages. They do need a little bit of organizity and concrete procedures.

The Philippines isn't the only country that is exercising these procedures, even LCCs in other countries assign windows to different LCC airliners so they can handle the luggages and cargoes more effectively. And yes, even LCC terminals in the US have these as well.

[olineil]

Originally Posted by mwg12a

Are you being serious? I mean, if the passengers would check in to just any check in windows? Don't you think it will costs some chaos? Mixed baggages to different airliners especially bigger airports like NAIA, MCIA or what have you.. it will not just cause delays but lost of luggages. They do need a little bit of organizity and concrete procedures.

The Philippines isn't the only country that is exercising these procedures, even LCCs in other countries assign windows to different LCC airliners so they can handle the luggages and cargoes more effectively. And yes, even LCC terminals in the US have these as well.

Yes I am serious. But you got me wrong there. What I see in my beloved airport is that PAL has practically 3 counters for their exclusive use and the rest of the other airlines use 1 counter only even when there is high passenger traffic like in the picture. Point is they should be able to OPEN, I repeat OPEN another counter if they see that the queue is getting long. There is even a planned CEBU pacific terminal next to the main terminal. What is that for... no single airline operator is supposed to control a terminal just because they are the flag carrier. That is an unfair business practice.

[kalbongdad]

mukhang decent naman ang terminal ng legazpi...the last time i was there that was about 10 years ago...parang g.i. sheets din ang roofing nun...kagaya ng tugue, tac, at catarman...wala bang pic ng terminal bldg mismo?

[olineil]

Originally Posted by Rodel

taken last Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10am

This is the latest condition of the terminal. Renovated after typhoon Reming? damaged its roof structure and facade.

[kalbongdad]

Originally Posted by olineil

This is the latest condition of the terminal. Renovated after typhoon Reming? damaged its roof structure and facade.

oh ok...yun nga ang ka model nya...catarman..tuguegarao.....tacloban atbp..
well sana matupad na ang bia...bicol intl airport...

[mwg12a]

Originally Posted by olineil

Yes I am serious. But you got me wrong there. What I see in my beloved airport is that PAL has practically 3 counters for their exclusive use and the rest of the other airlines use 1 counter only even when there is high passenger traffic like in the picture. Point is they should be able to OPEN, I repeat OPEN another counter if they see that the queue is getting long. There is even a planned CEBU pacific terminal next to the main terminal. What is that for... no single airline operator is supposed to control a terminal just because they are the flag carrier. That is an unfair business practice.

I guess, I misunderstood your statement at first. I was thinking you mean, people should be able to check in whereever they pleased. You didn't explain that clearly at first, but it's clearer now. Yes, they should be able to open another check-in counter should that one counter is packed with passengers.
We should double check with that other "planned Ceb pac" terminal, it might just be a rumor, I don't think 5J ever built their own terminal yet.

Originally Posted by kalbongdad

mukhang decent naman ang terminal ng legazpi...the last time i was there that was about 10 years ago...parang g.i. sheets din ang roofing nun...kagaya ng tugue, tac, at catarman...wala bang pic ng terminal bldg mismo?

Yeah, I think that terminal in that picture by Rodel looks decent.

[olineil]

Originally Posted by [dx]

Site of future Cebu Pacific Building

^Photo by Monsi

Then again... it says building... could be a ticketing office or could be a departure and arrival terminal. Also it could be shelved due to the apparently getting closer to reality Bicol International Airport (BIA) or Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) or whatever the final name will be.

[mwg12a]

Yeah, I can see it but it's kind of tricky since it says building. It could be a ticketing office and is capable of checking in your luggage. It's a small piece of land from what it appears like.

[[dx]]

Legazpi Domestic Airport



Filmed on February 27, 2009 at Legazpi Domestic Airport, Legazpi City, Philippines...featuring the arrival, departure and take off of Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Airlines with daily flight schedule to Manila.

Taking off from LGP

[[dx]]

Originally Posted by Brandon32

Fly High Albay!


which one?


two is a company


a busy airport

From the Legazpi City thread

[[dx]]

Originally Posted by oreca

ang ganda siguro ng view habang nasa itaas ang eroplano. kitang kita ang mayon volcano!

Yup! Here's the view from up there:

Mayon and the Albay Gulf
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Legazpi City
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Mayon and Legazpi City
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Legazpi Harbor
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Legazpi Port District
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[bOrN2BwILd]

grabe... breathtaking sa ganda

[[dx]]

Originally Posted by bOrN2BwILd

grabe... breathtaking sa ganda

^Thank you.

[[dx]]

Cebu Pacific ATR 72-100 (Cebu-Legazpi-Cebu) about to land at LGP
by Jonnel Hernandez

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