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Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) vs. Civil Aeronautics Board

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., petitioner vs. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD and GRAND INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 119528 | 1997-03-26

D E C I S I O N

TORRES, JR., J.:

This Special Civil Action for Certiorari and Prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks to prohibit respondent Civil Aeronautics Board from exercising jurisdiction over private respondent's Application for the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, and to annul and set aside a temporary operating permit issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board in favor of Grand International Airways (GrandAir, for brevity) allowing the same to engage in scheduled domestic air transportation services, particularly the Manila-Cebu, Manila-Davao, and converse routes.

The main reason submitted...