MIAA advises flight delays due to repair works at NAIA runway
FILE PHOTO A Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 1 just as a Philippine Airlines Airbus 320 taxis out of the runway. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — Regular maintenance repair of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s runway has resulted in the delay in or diversion of a number of international flights on Thursday.
In a statement from the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) reported that NAIA’s international runway 06-24 was closed due to regular repair works being done to seal potholes.
“The extended maintenance hours will affect scheduled flights using wide body aircraft. International flight operations shall continue on a limited scale,” MIAA said.
As a result, there may be delays or diversions of flights on Thursday, it further said.
Among flights affected are the following:
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PR117 Vancouver-Manila STA: 0410H / ATA: 0645H
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PR733 Bangkok-Manila STA: 0330H / ATA: 0623H
PR596 Hanoi-Manila STA: 0350H / ATA: 0701H
PR103 Los-Angeles-Manila STA: 0420H / ATA: 0709H
PR105 San Francisco-Manila STA: 0420H / ATA: 0719H
PR127 New York-Manila STA: 0420H / ATA: 0717H
PR522 Phom Penh-Manila STA: 0425H / ATA:0624H
PR510 Singapore-Manila STA: 0430H / ATA: 0652H
PR536 Jakarta-Manila STA: 0610H / ATA: 0640H
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Arrival
5J752 Ho Chi Minh-Manila STA: 0520H / ATA: 0623H
5J804 Singapore-Manila STA: 0530H / ATA: 0635H
SQ918 Singapore-Manila STA: 0540H / ATA: 0642H
*EK336 Dubai-Manila STA: 0550H / ATA: 0811H
Departure
5J116 Manila-HongKong STD: 0430H / ATD: 0655H
5J929 Manila-Bangkok STD: 0510H / ATD: 0534H
5J813 Manila-Singapore STD: 0535H / ATD: 0600H
5J272 Manila-HongKong STD: 0535H / ATD: 0714H
Meanwhile, the MIAA said domestic runway 13-31 will remain open.
Relatives and friends of passengers whose flights will be affected were advised to check the status of flights by calling the following NAIA flight information numbers:
NAIA Flight Information: +632 (02) 88771109
NAIA Terminal 1: local 2181;
NAIA Terminal 2: local 2182;
NAIA Terminal 4: local 2184;
NAIA Terminal 3: +632 88777888 local 2183.
The public may also send a message to its SMS Hotline at 0917-8396242 (0917-TEXNAIA), or voice hotline at 88771-111.
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