LAWYER Raymond Fortun on Thursday threatened to file a lawsuit against Cebu Pacific for the alleged inconvenience that the airline had brought him over the cancellation of his flight back to Manila from Vietnam.
“Cebu Pacific Airlines, I am suing you, and I am doing this to teach you people a lesson,” Fortun posted in his Facebook account.
He said that on Nov. 14, the airline sent an e-mail informing him that Manila was a no-fly zone from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 19 because of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings.
“Because it was a Saturday, I wanted to contact CebPac by Monday morning to confirm if the flight was canceled,” Fortun said.
“There was a chance that the flight was still a go since the plane would have landed in Manila at 4:45 a.m. on Nov. 19, or outside of the no-fly zone advisory.
Fortun said that on Nov. 15, the airline sent another e-mail saying he could “already web check-in for my return flight (Saigon-Manila).”
“I assumed that this was a confirmation that the flight was a green and go. I was able to secure boarding passes for our return trip,” Fortun said.
“My 2nd son was participating in a chorale competition this Saturday and initially wanted to back out from the trip; we convinced him to come along as there was now a confirmation that he would be back by Thursday morning.”
But at 10:45 pm on Nov. 18, Fortun said, they were already at the Cebu Pacific counter at the airport when they told that their flight had been canceled. He said airline staff claimed they sent an e-mail to him on Nov. 17 that the flight had been canceled.
Fortun said they never received that e-mail.
“We’re stuck here in Saigon now and incurring expenses. So many plans this weekend that are now gone,” Fortun said.
“I was supposed to treat my nephews (who had flown in from the US) to golf today and tomorrow. Gone. I have choir practice this weekend because my choir is singing in our priest’s sacerdotal mass. Gone. I’m supposed to do a photo shoot to celebrate the female body regardless of curves. Gone.
“My son is despondent because his music teacher/choirmaster would be furious at him. We will have to reuse our soiled clothes as we only brought clothes good for 3 days.”