Transportation chief Vince Dizon orders an investigation into the Philippine Airlines flight that was diverted to Japan on Thursday, April 10.
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00:01Transportation Chief Vince Dizon orders an investigation into the Philippine Airlines
00:05flight that was diverted to Japan on Thursday, April 10.
00:08PAL flight PR-102 to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo at 3.30am.
00:15The flag carrier says there were initial findings of smoke emitting from one of two air conditioning
00:19units of the Boeing 777 aircraft which affected both the cabin and the cockpit.
00:24PAL says in a statement that all 359 passengers and 18 flight deck and cabin crew were safe
00:30and disembarked at 10am.
00:32The DOTR through the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Civil Aeronautics
00:36Board asked the flag carrier to explain the incident.
00:39The show cause order points out that the passengers were not helped by ground personnel and were
00:43not provided transportation.
00:45An airline is mandated under the Air Passenger Bill of Rights to give affected passengers
00:50timely assistance from accommodation to information.