NAIA runway undergoes maintenance repair, some flights affected

A runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was closed temporarily for repair early Sunday morning, the Manila International Airport Authority said.

The MIAA said NAIA's international runway 06-24 was temporarily closed from 1:30 a.m. to 6:20 a.m. for the repair of a pothole on the pavement.

The closure affected flights using wide body aircraft, it added.

Meanwhile, the domestic runway 13-31 remained open during runway 06-24's temporary closure, the MIAA said.

The repair on the international runway was finished and operations went back to normal on Sunday morning, Super Radyo reporter Mao dela Cruz reported past 7 a.m.

However flights from the following areas have new arrival schedules:

• Vancouver;
• Bangkok;
• Hanoi;
• Los Angeles - flight was diverted to Clark International Airport at 4 a.m.;
• San Francisco;
• New York;
• Phnom Penh;
• Singapore;
• Jakarta;
• Ho Chi Minh; and
• Dubai.

The departure schedules of the following flights to these destinations were also delayed:

• Hong Kong;
• Bangkok; and
• Singapore.

The MIAA advised relatives and friends of passengers on the affected flights to check the status of the said flights by calling NAIA at:

• NAIA Flight Information: +632 (02) 88771109
• NAIA Terminal 1: local 2181;
• NAIA Terminal 2: local 2182;
• NAIA Terminal 4: local 2184;
• NAIA Terminal 3: +632 88777888 local 2183.

Inquiries may also be made via SMS hotline 0917-8396242 (0917-TEXNAIA) or through voice hotline at 88771-111. —KG, GMA News