My life is more important, pilot tells passengers

MANILA: The management of Philippine Airlines has initiated its investigation against a pilot who told passengers that his life was more important than theirs after a Bangkok to Manila flight was delayed for more than five hours.

In a statement, PAL spokesman Cielo Villaluna said that they are conducting an investigation against Capt Filemon Tacan and will look into how he handled the requests of the passengers who asked to deplane while the ground crew were assessing the aircraft.