By Daisy CL Mandap
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| Airline staff take pictures of Vigo's slashed suitcase |
A long-awaited vacation to the
When she retrieved her bag,
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
“Hindi naman talaga ganoon kalaki ang halaga ng mga nawalang gamit,” she said. “Yung mahal lang talaga ay yung maleta ko kasi bagong bili pa yun.” (The items I lost did not cost much, but what was pricey was the suitcase because I had just bought it).
She was also sore that her first trip home after the coronavirus pandemic was ruined by the airport theft.
But after her Facebook post about the incident became viral, NAIA staff posted a comment asking for her flight details and whether she had already filed a report to Cebu Pacific about the incident.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
“Amin po tong
ipapadala sa management ng
(We will forward this to Cebu Pacific management for verification and for the incident to be investigated. You can also leave a message on our Facebook page for additional details).
In no time, the airline also contacted
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| HOW? PINDUTIN LANG ANG PICTURE |
But when told that it was alright for her to accept payment for her losses, she said she would respond to the airline’s offer so the matter could be settled once and for all, and she could enjoy the rest of her two-month-long vacation.
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| Vigo's excitement over her vacation was marred by the airport theft |
Vigo had left Hong Kong for Manila in the evening May 22, and spent a few hours at Ninoy Aquino International Airport before her 9am departure for Roxas via Cebu Pacific airline the next day.
She said her suitcase was still intact when she retrieved it
from her flight from Hong Kong, until she checked it in at 7am for her onward
trip to
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When she landed at Roxas airport at about 10:30am, she was disheartened when she did not spot her suitcase in the baggage carousel. She waited until she felt there was no way she could still get it on the same day and reported it lost to the airline counter at the airport.
But just 15 minutes later, she received a call from someone who said her luggage had been at the airport the whole time. It turned that the lone suitcase that had sat on the carousel for more than an hour was hers, although she did not recognize it as it was fully covered in cling wrap.
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| What remained of Vigo's 'pasalubong' |
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Taking up a new job after working non-stop for years because
of the pandemic had proved too exhausting for
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| PADALA NA! |
