DAVAO CITY First District Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet Rep. Eric Yap on Friday urged the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to check the status of and upgrade security facilities in the country's airports in order to reduce congestion in passenger terminals and heighten measures to ensure public safety.In a resolution, the two lawmakers said the DoTr should include in its proposed budget for 2024 the expenditures needed to improve these facilities given the ever-increasing number of travelers going in and out of the country.Duterte and Yap pointed out that the lessening of health and safety regulations for travel has resulted in a significant increase in airline passenger growth, particularly during the holiday seasons. This, in turn, has caused an imbalance between demand and the number of security facilities and equipment available in the country's airports, 'resulting in missed flights, inter-terminal flight transfers and jam-packed check-in counters.''The consistent congestion in these airports necessitates an increase and advancement in airport security facilities and equipment, particularly full body scanners and baggage scanners, in order to serve a larger number of people as well as ensure public safety in the exercise of every citizen's right to travel,' Duterte said.In calling on the Transportation department to address airport congestion and delays, he and Yap said it is 'part of the duties and functions of the House of Representatives to revisit and scrutinize existing laws, regulations and circumstances that affect the country's passengers as well as public order and safety.'In order to avoid delays and long lines, especially during peak seasons, airlines have been advising passengers to check in online or be at the airport as early as 5 to 6 hours before their flights. This advice stems from the usual congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports across the Philippines.According to reports citing officials of the Man
ila International Airport Authority, the NAIA recorded a total of 10,855,332 passengers in the first three months of 2023, a 158 percent increase over the 4,200,575 passengers that passed through the nation's main gateway during the same period in 2022.
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