NAIA-3 hit by power outage

A power outage hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Saturday night, causing a disruption in the processing of passengers.

 

Ganito kadilim ngayon sa loob ng NAIA Terminal 3 matapos mawalan ng suplay ng kuryente. | via @_jamesJA @dzbb pic.twitter.com/OyuHIE1Jhz

— GMA News Breaking (@gmanewsbreaking) April 2, 2016

 

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) spokesperson David de Castro told Super Radyo dzBB that the brownout started around 8 p.m., though electricity had already been restored in some areas of the terminal "allowing for the processing of passengers." 

 

Hindi pa rin naibabalik ang suplay ng kuryente sa NAIA Terminal 3. | via @_jamesJA @dzbb pic.twitter.com/1AGDuSGz6l

— GMA News Breaking (@gmanewsbreaking) April 2, 2016

 

However, power was restored only briefly, with the terminal again plunged into darkness at 9 p.m. Power was finally restored at 2 a.m.

 

De Castro said that they were trying to determine the cause of the power outage, and they apologized for the night's inconvenience.

 

WATCH: Mga pasahero sa labas ng NAIA T3, hindi makapasok dahil brownout. Ilang pasahero, nagrereklamo. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/itxNm8Du3u

— James Agustin ??? (@_jamesJA) April 2, 2016

 

Ilang pasahero sa labas ng NAIA 3, nagrereklamo na. Naiwan na raw sila ng flight nila dahil sa brownout. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/Yhwh6vqKkV

— James Agustin ??? (@_jamesJA) April 2, 2016

 

MORE: Mga pasahero sa departure area ng NAIA T3, hindi na muna pinayagang makapasok dahil walang kuryente. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/Y720f6KD3l

— James Agustin ??? (@_jamesJA) April 2, 2016

 

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