PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte flew home to Davao City Thursday night, flying economy on board a commercial flight of Philippine Airlines, in line with his promise that public officials should shun special treatment.
A photo posted by the Presidential Communications Office showed Duterte sitting on the window side of a three-seat row in the economy class section of PAL Flight PR1825 that left Manila at 9 p.m. and arrived in Davao City at 10:45 p.m.
At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, President Duterte also shunned VIP treatment usually given to the President of the Philippines.
Several photos also posted by the PCO showed Duterte passing through the X-ray and metal scanners, raising his hands for inspection as he entered the departure area of the Naia Terminal 2.
In the first Cabinet meeting after his inauguration last June 30, Duterte ordered his Cabinet members to shun priority treatment at the airports.
”We should treat ourselves just like any other Filipino traveling,” the President told his Cabinet.
Amid air traffic congestion at the Naia, President Duterte also said he would do away with the presidential no-fly-zone whenever he will fly in and out of the country’s main gateway.