A lawmaker plans to call a public meeting to solicit testimonials over the continued flight delays of Cape Air on its Guam, Saipan, and Rota routes.<\/p>\n
Cape Air delayed flights again this week, citing \u201cmaintenance issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough is enough. Cape Air has continually failed the people of the CNMI. We need to stop directing our frustrations to Cape Air. They don’t care,\u201d Rep. Edwin K. Propst (Ind-Saipan) said.<\/p>\n
The lawmaker said he will \u201cbe calling for a public hearing to collect testimonials for United Airlines and will ask United representatives to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if no representative from United attends, then it will prove that United really does not care about the CNMI,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has become more than an inconvenience. This is hurting businesses, hurting our tourism industry, and putting our health and safety in jeopardy. We will gather these testimonials and will forward it to United as well as our U.S. Congressman Kilili Sablan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Propst said that Cape Air\u2019s \u201cbroken planes and horrible service have got to go and we need to find another carrier to take over this route.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rep. Vinson Sablan (Ind-Saipan) shared that due to the delay, one of his staff is stuck in Guam.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of my staff is still there, as there are no available flights,\u201d Sablan said. \u201cThey don\u2019t seem to care probably because there is no competition, and there\u2019s no other airline available to serve passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cancellations of flights by Cape Air have drawn the ire of CNMI lawmakers who are now demanding that the airline operator give a more detailed explanation for the cancellations.<\/p>\n
Sen. Teresita A. Santos (R-Rota) earlier said her office has received many complaints on the cancellations and \u201cpoor customer\u201d service by Cape Air crew in Guam.<\/p>\n
The lawmaker said these cancellations and poor service \u201cmight be an opportunity for the CNMI to explore engaging the services of other airlines.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rep. Joseph \u201cLee Pan\u201d Guerrero (R-Saipan) said the executives of the airline should come to the CNMI and \u201cface the music\u201d instead of just issuing press releases.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are not being fair,\u201d the lawmaker said, adding that he does not see the logic why ticket prices continue to rise every time an airplane breaks down.<\/p>\n
Cape Air flight cancellations have continued from last weekend, after flights were canceled last Friday, reportedly due to a technical issue with their aircraft.<\/p>\n
United Airlines provided an extra flight on a Boeing 737-800 to accommodate passengers. Cape Air and United are code-share partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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