Total canceled flights because of NAIA-3 blackout: 45 for Cebu Pacific, 4 for PAL

Almost 50 flights were cancelled on Saturday by the country's flag carriers because of the blackout at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

According to budget carrier Cebu Pacific, a total of 45 domestic flights were canceled on Saturday.

"Passengers of cancelled flights, and all other guests who were not able to take their flights from April 2, 2016 (8:30 p.m) to April 3, 2016 (11:59 p.m), are provided the option to rebook, refund, or convert their flights into travel fund, without penalties," Cebu Pacific said.

For her part, Philippine Airlines Spokesperson Maria Cielo C. Villaluna said that the company tallied a total of four flight cancellations and 62 flight delays.

"Based on the original flight schedule -- a combination of inbound and outbound -- (there were) 50-percent delays," she said in a phone interview.

"Only four flights were canceled, the rest were on time. We were able to manage it and somehow mitigate the negative effect of the power outage," she added.

According to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), a substation of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) at NAIA Terminal 3 tripped, causing the power interruption at 08:45 p.m on Saturday.

MIAA said that this was addressed by 12:30 a.m when the substation was able to relay "stable" power.

"The terminal started operating on full power as of 02:00 a.m, Sunday," the agency said in an emailed statement. —JST, GMA News