The penalty that Chinese Xiamen Airlines will have to pay to the Philippines for the August 16 accident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) has now reached to almost P72 million.听
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Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Eddie Monreal disclosed this during Monday鈥檚 resumption of the hearing of the Senate committee on public services.听
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From an initial estimate of P33 million, Monreal said Xiamen鈥檚 penalty has more than doubled based on latest computation.听
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鈥淯maabot听na听po sa almost P72 million. Meron听na听kaming听ng听pinag-uusapan听na听karagdagdagang听P42 million plus,鈥� he told the committee, responding to the queries of the committee chair, Senator Grace Poe.听听
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Montreal said they already talked with the finance officer of the airline last Friday and they got an assurance that Xiamen would pay for the initial cost.听
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The chairman of Xiamen, he said, would also go to the Philippines this week to discuss the matter further.听
Thousands of passengers were affected when a Xiamen aircraft veered off the runway of听Naia听last August 16. /je听
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READ:听Xiamen Air jet stuck at NAIA runway; flights canceled, diverted听
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