PJIAE
President drs. Eugene Holiday has called for continued caution in the
handling of the affairs of the airport. Addressing employees at the
airport company’s annual year-end party on December 19 2009, the PJIAE
President forecast that 2010 will present challenges. “There will be
continued economic uncertainty globally and high unemployment in the US
and it is expected that 2010, like 2009 will continue to present
financial economic challenges,” he said.
Repeating an appeal he made at the 2008 year-end party, he again called
for continued commitment to PJIAE’s mission to be ‘A Regional Leader’.
“To overcome these challenges will as I said in 2008 for 2009, depend on
our collective actions. With 2009 coming to an end and 2010 - with its
challenges - around the corner, I call on your continued commitment,
individually and collectively, because it is only by working together
that we can overcome these challenges and achieve our mission to be the
best airport in the world,” he said.
He introduced a Year End Employee Recognition Program to single out a
number of employees who have stood out in the past year in terms of
their performance, dedication and leadership through 2009.
The PJIAE President commended the workers for contributing to PJIAE
successfully navigating through a difficult 2009. “We were successful
thanks to the continued input and effort of you the employees of PJIAE.
Without the daily contribution of every single one of you, our company
would not be what it is, that is: “A Regional Leader in Providing
Airport Services,” he said, extending sincere appreciations for workers’
contributions and input in 2009 towards keeping PJIAE safe and secure
and for their support in making projects such as the relocation of the
road north of the terminal building and the preparations for the start
of the RESA works in 2010 possible.
Drs. Holiday said that through October 2009 PJIAE has seen business
decline, with passenger and aircraft movements declining by 9% and 14%
respectively. “The decline is a result of the negative effect of the
global financial economic recession on the demand for travel,” he said.
He added that it was because of the conservative and prudent management
approach, with emphasis on safe, secure, efficient and effective
operations that PJIAE has been able to absorb this large fallout in
business. “It is therefore essential that we continue to be conservative
and prudent in the management and operations of the affairs of our
airport.”