MIAA wants vintage airplanes removed

MANILA, Philippines - The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) yesterday asked the owners of about a dozen vintage airplanes to remove them from the general aviation area because they are eyesores and safety hazards.

MIAA general manager Jose Honrado warned that failure to claim the airplanes within 30 days from the publication of his notice would mean the owners would be charged P31.54 per square meter per month, or else these planes would be auctioned off.

Honrado said the area where the airplanes are currently parked would be utilized for “operational requirements.”

Among the airplanes on the MIAA’s list are five DC-9 S32 owned by Orion; one AN-26B, a Super Constellation, owned by William Crawford; four DC-3s owned respectively by Gemino Pilapil, Jacob Lim, Max Manning and Fredelito Juane, who is also the listed owner of a Cessna 150 Honrado wanted removed.

Also on the list are one Grumman America AA-IA “Yankee” and a Russian-made Yak-40 airplane.