Naia power outage cancels 8 flights, delays 23 others

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Image from MIAA

MANILA, Philippines – Eight flights were canceled while 23 others were delayed following a power outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday.

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) told INQUIRER.net that eight flights in total were canceled.

MIAA has assured the affected passengers that their respective airlines will be coordinating with it for their refunds and rebooking. The 23 delayed flights have since resumed operations, MIAA said.

In a statement, MIAA said the power interruption started at 11 p.m. on Friday and continued until Saturday morning. Power has since been restored.

MIAA has also apologized, saying that it will be conducting a joint probe with Meralco to determine the cause of the power outage.

MIAA said the following flights were affected by the power outage:

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

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