MIAA apologizes for power outage affecting several flights

The Manila  International Airport Authority (MIAA) apologizes to Terminal 3 passengers and other airport stakeholders for the inconvenience caused by a power interruption that began at about 11 p.m. Friday and ended early morning Saturday.

In a press release, the MIAA said the power outage disrupted airport operations as the airlines had to resort to manual check-in and loading of baggage while processing of passengers at  immigration took longer than usual.

Likewise, it said that the management, together with Meralco, conducted a joint probe to determine the cause of the problem which was traced to the Terminal 3 power substation.

As of 6 a.m. Saturday, the electric power in all areas of the Terminal has been restored.

16 international and 15 domestic flights were affected by the incident. 

DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista and MIAA General Manager Cesar Chiong who were in the Terminal early morning today, said that action is now being undertaken to prevent recurrence of the incident.

The following flights were affected due to power interruption:

Domestic Flights

• Departure
• 5J 951 Manila-Davao
• 5J 473 Manila-Bacolod
• 5J 381 Manila-Cagayan
• 5J 635 Manila-Puerto Princesa
• 5J 961 Manila-Davao
• 5J 991 Manila-General Santos
• 5J 451 Manila-Iloilo
• 5J 551 Manila-Cebu
• 5J 651 Manila-Tacloban
• 5J 357 Manila-Roxas
• 5J 481 Manila-Bacolod
• 5J 851 Manila-Zamboanga

Arrival

• 5J 2506 Cebu-Manila
• 5J 3966 Davao-Manila
• TK 265 Cebu-Manila

International Flights

• Departure
• EK 335 Manila-Dubai
• QR 929 Manila-Doha
• Z2 942 Manila-Kuala Lumpur
• TK 265 Manila-Istanbul
• 5J 929 Manila-Bangkok
• 5J 813 Manila-Singapore
• SQ 915 Manila-Singapore
• EK 337 Manila-Dubai
• 5J 5038 Manila-Nagoya

Arrival

• 5J 827 Osaka-Manila
• Z2 232 Denpasar-Manila
• 5J 502 Kuala Lumpur-Manila
• 5J 804 Singapore-Manila
• SQ 918 Singapore-Manila
• EK 336 Dubai-Manila

Refresh page for further updates. —Jamil Santos/LBG, GMA News