THE Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) may have reopened its international runway 06/24, but flight operations are still far from being normal.
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines said it was still stabilizing flight operations as of Saturday afternoon, August 18, as it announced the cancellation of three flights on Saturday: PR1845/1846 Manila-Cebu-Manila; PR453/454 Manila-Gen.Santos-Manila; and PR408 Manila – Osaka Kansai.
Flights that were diverted to other airports since Friday were expected to proceed to the NAIA on Saturday. A total of 19 flights were diverted to Clark, Mactan Cebu, Hong Kong, Saigon, Bangkok, Davao and Tokyo Haneda.
Here is the list:
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO CLARK on 17 August:
• PR103/16AUG LAX/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1230H 18AUG
• PR105/17AUG SFO/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1300H 18AUG
• PR113/16AUG LAX/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1330H 18AUG
• PR119/16AUG Toronto/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1230H 18AUG
• PR103/17AUG LAX/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1200H 18AUG
• PR115/16AUG SFO/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1310H 18AUG
• PR469/16AUG Seoul Incheon/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1320H 18AUG
• PR419/16AUG Busan/MNL to arrive in Manila on 18AUG
• PR101/16AUG Honolulu/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1430H 18AUG
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO CEBU on 17 August:
• PR117/16AUG Vancouver/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1230H 18AUG
• PR105/16AUG San Francisco/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1340H 18AUG
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO HONG KONG on 17 August:
• PR721/16AUG London/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1300H 18AUG
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO SAIGON (HO CHI MINH) on 17 August:
• PR657/16AUG Abu Dhabi/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1330H 18AUG
• PR659/16AUG Dubai/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1400H 18AUG
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO BANGKOK on 17 August:
• PR683/16AUG Dammam/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1500H 18AUG
• PR655/16AUG Riyadh/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1430H 18AUG
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO DAVAO on 17 August:
• PR210/17AUG Melbourne/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1400H 18AUG
• PR219/16AUG Auckland/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1230H 18AUG
FLIGHTS DIVERTED TO TOKYO HANEDA today, 18 August:
• PR127/17AUG New York/Vancouver/MNL to arrive in Manila at 1420H 18AUG
“Please note that the above timings may change in the light of ongoing coordination with the concerned airport authorities on slots and operational requirements,” PAL said in an advisory.
A total of 17 flights have been delayed as of Saturday. More delays are expected.
“A number of other international and domestic flights may be delayed, as we reassign aircraft and focus on returning other diverted aircraft to the Manila base, in coordination with the airport authorities for re-slotting and all supporting operational arrangements,” the airline stated.
DELAYED FLIGHTS
1. PR112 Manila-Los Angeles
2. PR300/301 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
3. PR306/307 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
4. PR5300/5301 Manila- Hong Kong- Manila
5. PR318/319 Manila-Hong Kong- Manila
6 PR5408/407 Manila-Osaka-Manila
7. PR658/659 Manila-Dubai-Manila
8. PR468/469 Manila-Incheon-Manila
9. PR654 Manila- Riyadh
10. PR336/337 Manila-Shanghai-Manila
11. PR656/657 Manila-Abu Dhabi-Manila
12. PR682/683 Manila-Dammam-Manila
13. PR507/508 Manila- Singapore-Manila
14. PR1811/1812 Manila-Davao-Manila
15. PR 5432/5431 Manila-Narita-Manila
16. PR422/421 Manila-Haneda-Manila
17. PR730/731 Manila-Bangkok-Manila
At the NAIA Terminal 1, passenger Paolo Bago said medics have been summoned at least twice after at least two persons collapsed either due to the overcrowding at the check-in area or the lack of food.
PAL handed out water bottles to its passengers, he said. Some passengers have been checked in, but could not leave the queue. (MVI/SunStar Philippines)