The Comptroller notified, through a letter, to the president of Corpac José Luis Barrios Espinosa on the beginning of an investigation into the technical failures recorded on the landing strip of the Jorge Chávez International Airport that led to the suspension, cancellation and delays of flights of different airlines in the country and It left more than 10,000 passengers stranded.
According to the sanctioning body, a team of professionals has been deployed to collect information on the failure recorded in the runway lighting system.
“I am writing to you in accordance with the regulations of the reference, with the purpose of informing you that this Institutional Control Body has ordered the start of a service related to the collection of information to the “Failure in the electrical supply of the lighting system runway edge 16 L, Jorge Chávez International Airport; appointing the collection team made up of the professionals detailed below:
- Silvia Roxana Vidaurre Alvarado -Team Leader
- Victor Manuel Bias Reyes – Member
The Peruvian Airports and Commercial Aviation Corporation SA (Corpac), is an organization attached to the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and is responsible for air safety in Peru. Among its main functions, it is responsible for operating, controlling and equipping commercial airports open to air traffic, including the dependencies, services, facilities and equipment required by aeronautical technology, in accordance with international standards recognized by the Peruvian state.
According to the head of this institution, José Luis Barrios, the second landing strip of the Jorge Chávez International Airport, inaugurated by President Dina Boluarte last year, is inoperative because they made an observation Lima Airport Partners (LAP) that the windows of the control tower reflected light during the night.
In the Consumer Defense Commission (Codeco) of the Congress of the Republic, the president of Corpac admitted today, Monday, that his institution is responsible for the event that occurred last night, which lasted until early today.
“Indeed, Corpac has the responsibility because they are Corpac equipment and wiring. This proper maintenance and wiring change has not been done in these 14 years. It was scheduled for January according to what was confirmed to me yesterday. The responsibility is there, but it is not due to a bad operation, due to negligence, the responsibility is due to a fortuitous event that has occurred, underground,” he indicated before the aforementioned parliamentary working group.
Given the high impact generated by this event, from the Association of International Air Transport Companies (AETAI), in a statement sent to Infobae Peruthey called to warn that, despite the reactivation of the landing strip and given the large impact, “The flight itineraries of the different airlines may remain affected during the following days, while operations stabilize again.
“We understand and regret the inconvenience that this situation – completely beyond the responsibility and will of the airlines – generates for the thousands of affected passengers; and we appeal to your understanding regarding the consequences of this situation,” they indicated in a joint statement with IATA (International Air Transport Association) and APEA (Peruvian Association of Airline Companies).
