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| The 7-hour power outage at NAIA Terminal 3 shut down even the automatic doors |
The entire Philippine airspace will be shut down for six hours, or from midnight to 6am on May 17, for maintenance for the country’s air traffic management control system, according to airport officials.
This comes in the wake of another power outage at the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Monday, May 1, which lasted
for seven hours and affected 46 domestic flights and about 9,000 passengers.
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Exactly four months earlier the entire NAIA came to a
standstill, stranding about 50,000 passengers due to the unexpected shutdown of
the country’s airspace because of equipment malfunctions
at the ATMCs.
Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General
Manager Cesar Chiong announced yesterday the shutdown of the entire Philippine airspace due to a “major activity.”
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| Magkano? Pindutin ito! |
Asked to elaborate, MIAA senior assistant general
manager Bryan Co said that it was for a scheduled maintenance or replacement of
the ATMC.
Co said the closure on May 17 is being scheduled in the
early hours as the airport operations will have the least disruptions during
that time.
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He urged the airlines to inform passengers who might
be affected early.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)
yesterday also issued a public advisory, saying a maintenance activity would be
conducted today, May 3, and on May 17.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
However, maintenance operations today was scheduled
for only two hours, or from 2 to 4 this morning.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
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| PADALA NA! |
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