Titas de Bacolod

Screenshot of Rappler's news item last Jan. 2015

My simple blog post for today :  I hope what happened last year wherein my nephews and nieces got stuck in NAIA will not happen again this year.

I sincerely hope that the occurrences and media attention we've seen the past months on our airports are more than enough to raise red flags to the Philippines' most popular air carrier to beef up on staff due to the holidays.  Otherwise, travelers may once again find their sorry selves in a situation wherein their holiday plans may be messed up due to missed flights and excruciating delays.

If one can recall, no less than Lance Gokongwei had to face our legislators early this year due to the mess-up on December 26, 2014.  The Civil Aeronautics Board asked carrier, Cebu Pacific, to explain a lack of counter personnel that led to some passengers being left behind by their flights on that fateful Friday.

Travelers went berzerk not just with the delays but also the switching of assigned gates which were a great inconvenience to the elderly who had to move the entire length of the airport.



 

All this talk about Conchita ordering the filing of graft charges against former Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) General Manager Al Vitangcol III and five incorporators of Philippine Trans Rail Management and Services Corporation (PH Trams) in connection with the MRT3 interim maintenance contract gives me a headache.

You ask, 'Why'?.

Well, it's because my nephew and niece recently visited Prague in the Czech Republic and showed me these - pictures of the Czech made carriages which are part of the efficient Prague tramway.

Mind you, you're blood is going to boil when you see these pics of the carriages which ARE COMPATIBLE to the current MRT system we have.

LED Signage at the front indicating route number and destination

Sleek covers for the wheels

Aerodynamic design

Built by tested Czech manufacturers who have provided trams in the capital of Prague for more than 50 years

Highly visible LCD display indicating route number and stops until destination