As the summer travel season now goes into full swing, I remind the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Office of Transportation Security to make sure inbound and outbound travelers are never harassed, robbed, or extorted as they embark on their travels.
Vigilance on the part of the authorities and travelers is needed now that lines at the airports get longer. Airport management must remind outbound travelers to arrive way ahead of time and inform them of all the documents needed to present.
No school yearbooks are needed. The yearbook episode was a sorry misfire that backfired on the interrogator. We are not sorry for him. Come budget hearings time, we will remember to ask the BI about the yearbook episode and other incidents in recent times.
Travelers must never let their luggage out of their sight or out of reach.
Air travel authorities and airlines should have more personnel on duty during this peak travel season. They should expect surge in travel volumes.
Airlines should make travelers aware as well ahead of time of the size of the airport terminals on their itinerary to set the expectations of travelers. Fewer surprises will enable travelers to adjust or plan ahead. Smaller terminals would be crowded, while larger terminals would be designed for larger passenger volumes.
Our country has different categories of airports. The most important distinctions are the airports that operate on visual flight rules only, which means these airports have mainly daytime flights. We have a few airports equipped with instrument landing systems that can land and take off airplanes even at night.
Airports that accept international flights have longer runways, thicker runway pavement and installed instrumentation. Smaller airports have shorter runways and less wide runways.
Isama rin dapat sa mga paalala ang ilang pagbabago sa (Reminders should also include changes to) air transportation gaya ng ang (like) Bicol International Airport ay may bago nang (has a new) airport code na DRP (Daraga airport) mula sa lumang (from the old) LGP (Legazpi airport). Mahalagang ipabatid din nang mabuti sa mga pasahero ang (It is also important to inform passengers about the) updated terminal assignments ng mga (of) airlines.