Power failure delays flights into Manila airport

A power outage at the country’s air traffic management centre disrupted communication with all airlines. - BOBREYES/TWITTER via The Straits Times/ANN

MANILA, Jan 1 (The Straits Times/ANN): Flight delays and cancellations greeted travellers flying in and out of the Philippine capital Manila on New Year’s Day, after a power outage at the country’s air traffic management centre disrupted communication with all airlines.

Local air carriers Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific issued separate advisories on Sunday warning that several of their domestic and international flights will either be delayed or diverted due to the “technical issues” with the navigational air traffic management system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).