NAIA ceiling injures passenger
A 60-year-old woman was injured on Saturday after a piece of the ceiling of a kiosk located at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 collapsed, airport police said.
Airport Physician Angelica Corpuz said that the woman, identified as Nieves Jacinto Favis, was rushed to the St. Luke’s Hospital in Bonifacio, Global City in Taguig after an aluminum steel, which is part of the ceiling, fell on her head at about 8:45 a.m.
Favis, who suffered laceration and hematoma, was a passenger of Philippine Airlines flight PR-318 bound for Hong Kong. She is reportedly in stable condition at the hospital.
Airport Manager Cecilio Bobila said that the incident occurred inside the Goldilocks kiosk at the pre-boarding area while a store crew was cleaning the ceiling.
Goldilocks management, meanwhile, assured airport authorities that they would pay for all the medical expenses of the passenger, as well as her re-booking expenses.
Bobila said that the incident did not affect the scheduled flights, but the airport management told the concessionaire to be extra careful to avoid similar incidents in the future.
