DOTr: MIAA, SMC to investigate NAIA bollards after SUV crash

The Manila International Airport and the private consortium that oversees the country's main gateway are investigating why a protective bollard meant to protect persons at the NAIA Terminal 1's departure area from wayward vehicles gave way when an SUV hit it on Sunday.

At a press conference on Monday, Dizon said bollards were supposed to prevent vehicles from entering the area of passengers and well-wishers.

“Makikita mo kaagad doon sa bollard na bumigay na hindi siya ganoon katibay, obviously, nakalusot eh [‘yung sasakyan]. Ang purpose nga ng bollard is really kailangan doon na huminto eh,” the DOTr chief said.

(I saw right away that the bollards that snapped weren’t that strong, obviously, because the vehicle got through. The bollards were supposed to stop the vehicle from there.) 

“Ini-imbestigan na ‘to ngayon ng both ng MIAA at ng San Miguel Corporation [both the MIAA and the San Miguel Corporation are now investigating this]. In fact, Mr. Ramon Ang and I spoke about it when we saw it and they said that they would look at it and most likely, they will be replaced,” he added.

The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) is a consortium of San Miguel Holdings Corp., RMM Asian Logistics Inc., RLW Aviation Development Inc., and Incheon International Airport Corp.

San Miguel Holdings Corp., in turn, is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corp.

When he went to the airport on Sunday following the accident, Dizon said he noticed how the bollard barriers were not very sturdy. –NB, GMA Integrated News