On Friday, 29 December, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista inspected the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines complex's air traffic control, communications, navigation and surveillance systems.

The CAAP staff assured Bautista that the CNS/ATM's equipment was efficient and that the Uninterruptible Power Supply was redundant to ensure our air traffic control system would always run.

After inspection of CAAP's state-of-the-art equipment, Bautista declared that "All facilities at CAAP are in order, well maintained and fully manned."

The transport chief also checked the Philippine Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center in CAAP for the readiness of search and rescue operation services in case of an emergency.

Likewise, Bautista was informed of CAAP's 'No Leave Policy' to address the needs of holiday rush travelers.

Forty-five commercially operating airports under CAAP are still on heightened alert due to the expected increased volume of air passengers this peak season.