Dominican airports 21st century (Aerodom) reiterated this morning that they hope to receive The official resolution of the five million dollars imposed by the Airport Commission, after the electric blackout registered on Sunday at the International Airport of the Americas “José Francisco Peña Gómez”, to fix its position in this regard.
“At the moment we are waiting for the resolution issued by the Airport Commission in this regard for us to analyze them and define the next steps to follow,” said the director of Corporate Communication of Aerodom, Luis López.
He added that as part of the tasks that the Aerodom technical team is doing to generate reports and reports, there was a 15 -second fluctuation that did not affect any system or operations. ”
“We are testing the different circuits installed in the different areas of the airport terminal with the aim of validating its state,” he said.
The Airport Commission determined that Aerodom must cover damage to passengers and airlines
The Airport Commission ordered on Tuesday that Aerodom pays, for the benefit of the Dominican State, the sum of five million dollars (US $ 5,000,000.00), for the damages caused by the blackout at the Terminal of the International Airport of the Americas (AILA).
The measure also includes that Aerodom loads with the costs associated with damage caused to passengers and airlines.
The Commission met extraordinarily and determined, in its preliminary report, that an inter-institutional investigation proved that the electrical ruling was caused by the collapse of the medium-voltage cell-sequencer of the northern terminal and the unavailability of the backing circuit (mirror).
