The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was criticized by Senator Raffy Tulfo for failing to impose sanctions on airlines that allegedly faked flight cancellations with the intention of randomly deporting passengers.
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During the joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Tourism and Public Services on Wednesday (June 21), CAB Director Carmelo Arcilla said it is illegal for airlines to claim a flight has been canceled in order to free up seats.
Before he spoke, senators heard testimony from a Cebu Pacific passenger who was forced to rebook a later flight after being told her flight was canceled. However, the passenger’s aunt found her a seat on an earlier flight that she was told did not exist.
“It's illegal,” Arcilla told senators in response to the apparent “mode” of fake flight cancellations by airlines.
