Power restored at NAIA Terminal 3

MANILA, Philippines – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Sunday morning said power was fully restored at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 at 2:00 a.m.

The airport authority said a Meralco substation at NAIA tripped, causing the power outage around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. The substation however, relayed stable power to the terminal starting 12:30 a.m and terminal facilities were functional an hour and half later.

Meralco did not specify what caused the substation to trip.

Due to the power glitch, a number of planes had to land in other terminals while some airlines were prompted to cancel flights.

Cebu Pacific earlier announced the suspension of four of its flights following the blackout. It advised its passengers to rebook flights within 30 days from original departure or resort to full refund or travel refund.

 The following flights were cancelled because of the blackout:

April 3, 2016 (Sunday)?

• 5J 381 / 382         Manila – Cagayan de Oro – Manila
• 5J 550                    Cebu – Manila

April 2, 2016 (Saturday)

• 5J 579 / 582         Manila – Cebu – Manila
• 5J 467 / 468         Manila – Iloilo – Manila?

Airport management has since apologized to passengers affected by the power interruption and thanked them for their patience.

NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 were unaffected by the blackout.

The MIAA assured the public that they are conducting measures to prevent power interruptions in the future. —Rosette Adel