MANILA – A power outage at the airport in the Philippine capital in the wee hours this morning resulted in the cancellation of several domestic flights, airport authorities said.
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the power outage at the airport’s Terminal 3 struck shortly after 1am local time today, reported Xinhua.
“Standby power is now supplying electricity to critical facilities, enabling the airline’s computer systems and immigration to function partially to process inbound and outbound passengers,” MIAA said in a statement.
“As a result, delayed flights shall be expected,” it added.
The MIAA said operations personnel are now continuing their rounds of Terminal 3 to assist passengers.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the Terminal 3 generator system is used to supply power while the MIAA engineering team is looking into the cause of the power failure.
Bautista said the outage caused slight congestion at check-in counters inside the terminal.
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, now on an official visit to the United States, has instructed Bautista to restore power “as soon as possible”.
A power outage also hit Manila’s airport in January, triggering a technical glitch that delayed and caused cancellations of domestic and international flights. – Bernama, May 1, 2023
