NAIA operations suspended temporarily due to 'Lightning Red Alert'

Flight and ground operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were temporarily suspended due to the Lightning Red Alert raised by the Airport Ground Operations and Safety Division (AGOSD).

In an advisory, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the Lightning Red Alert was raised at 2:13 p.m.

“The alert is a safety measure taken to prevent untoward incident from happening when lightnings are prevalent in the immediate area and may endanger personnel, passengers, and even flight operations,” MIAA said.

In a separate update from MIAA, the AGOSD lowered the lightning red alert to yellow alert at 2:30 p.m.

It noted that flight operations at NAIA have already resumed.

Earlier today, the state weather bureau PAGASA said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country, while the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will be affecting Mindanao.  —Sherylin Untalan/ VAL, GMA Integrated News