Chinese plane still stuck; runway closure extended until 7 p.m.
The left engine of Boeing passenger plane from China, a Xiamen Air, sits several meters away on the grassy portion of the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it skidded off the runway while landing Friday, Aug. 17, 2018 in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines. All the passengers and crew of Xiamen Air Flight 8667 were safe and were taken to an airport terminal, where they were given blankets and food before being taken to a hotel. AP PHOTO/Bullit Marquez
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) extended the closure of a runway where a Chinese plane veered off in a muddy field until 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Naia announced this second extension after Xiamen Air flight MF8667 overshot the 06/24 runway of the airport. It earlier extended the closure until only 4:00 p.m.
“All options are being considered to recover the aircraft more expeditiously so flight operations at the Naia international runway can resume,” Naia said in a Facebook post.
READ: Xiamen Air jet stuck at NAIA runway; flights canceled, diverted
In a press conference, airport authorities said the rain-soaked grassy area hampered their recovery operations of the plane.
Naia announced the following flights were canceled as of 1:20 p.m.:
NAIA Terminal 1
Etihad Airways flight EY 421 (MNL-ABU DHABI)
Saudi Airlines flight SV 871 (MNL-JEDDAH)
Hongkong Airlines flight HX 781 (HONG KONG-MNL)
China Airlines flight CI 711 (KHH – MNL)
China Airlines flight CI 712 (MNL – KHH)
NAIA Terminal 2
Philippine Airlines
?PR 453 MNL-GES 0715H
PR 454 GES-MNL 1215H
PR 1845 MNL-CEB 0655H
PR 1846 CEB-MNL 1010H
PR 432 MNL-NRT 1440H
PR 408 MNL – KIX 1355H
PR 438 MNL – NAGOYA 1355H
2P 2959 MNL – CDO 0715H
PR 300 MNL-HKG 0755H
PR 301 HKG-MNL 1330H
PR 422 MNL-HND 1330H
PR 421 HND-MNL 0825H
PR 507 MNL-SIN 0955H
PR 508 SIN-MNL 1830H
PR 418 MNL-PUS 1955H
PR 419 PUS-MNL 2345H
PR 1466 MNL-ICN 2345H
PR 467 ICN-MNL 1110H
PR 730 MNL-BKK 0945H
PR 731 BKK-MNL 1800H
Tigerair
TR 306 MNL-HKG 1435H
TR 307 HKG-MNL 2015H?
NAIA Terminal 3
Cathay Pacific
CX 908 MNL-Hong Kong 0600H
CX 912 MNL – Hong Kong 0825H
CX 906 MNL- Hong Kong 1050H
CX 907 Hong Kong – MNL 0940H
Cebu Pacific
5J 272 MNL- Hong Kong 0600H
5J 273 Hong Kong – MNL 1200H
5J 5054 MN – Hong Kong 0615H
5J 5055 NARITA – MNL 1720H
5J 929 MNL-BANGKOK 0615H
5J 930 Bangkok – MNL 1445H
5J 110 MNL-Hong Kong 0735H
5J 111 Hong Kong- MNL 1400H
5J 112 MNL-Hong Kong
5J 113 Hong Kong-MNL
5J 014 MNL-Dubai
5J 115 Dubai-MNL
5J 805 MNL-SIN 1330H
5J 806 SIN-MNL 2330H
5J 188 Manila-Incheon
5J 187 Incheon-Manila
5J 487 Manila-Bacolod
5J 488 Bacolod-Manila?
The following flights have also been diverted according to NAIA:
Philippine Airlines
PR 105 SAN FRANCISCO – MNL – DIVERTED TO CEBU
PR 103 LOS ANGELES – MNL – DIVERTED TO CLARK
PR 117 VANCOUVER – MNL – DIVERTED TO CEBU
PR 115 SAN FRANCISCO – MNL – DIVERTED TO CLARK
PR 119 TORONTO – MNL – DIVERTED TO CLARK
PR 655 RUH – MNL – DIVERTED TO BKK
PR 657 AUH – MNL – DIVERTED TO SAIGON
PR 683 DMM – MNL – DIVERTED TO BKK
Cebu Pacific
5J 187 Seoul Incheon – MNL – DIVERTED TO CLARK
5J 804 SIN – MNL – DIVERTED TO CLARK
Meanwhile, the following flights have been reinstated as of 1:20 p.m.
Cathay Pacific
CX 900 MNL – Hong Kong 1235H
CX 901 Hong Kong – MNL 1125H
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