NAIA Terminal 3 power outage delays numerous flights

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NAIA Terminal 3 power outage delays numerous flights
Ninoy Aquino International Airport photo courtesy of Manila International Airport Authority.
  • Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 experienced power outage early morning today (May 1), delaying numerous flights.
  • Standby power is supplying  electricity to critical facilities
  • This has enabled computer systems of airlines and Immigration to function partially and enable processing of both inbound and outbound passengers

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 experienced power outage at 1.05am today (May 1), delaying numerous flights.

“Standby power is now supplying  electricity to critical facilities enabling computer systems of airlines and Immigration to function partially and enable processing of both inbound and outbound passengers,” the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said in a statement.

It said the MIAA Engineering team and MERALCO technical personnel are looking into the cause of the outage.

The MIAA Management apologized to air travellers for the inconvenience that the situation may have brought to them.

MIAA operations personnel are now doing the rounds of Terminal 3 to provide assistance to passengers and answer inquiries they might have, it added.

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has instructed Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista to restore normal power operations at the Naia Terminal 3 as soon as possible while providing all necessary assistance to affected passengers,” the Presidential Communications Office said in a statement.

Marcos is in the US for a four-day official visit where he is expected to meet his American counterpart, President Joe Biden.

Further advisories will be issued in the subsequent hours.

Cancelled flights as of 12.30pm are:

Cebu Pacific (5J)

  1.  5J 504/503 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
  2. 5J 325/326 Manila-Daraga-Manila
  3. 5J 383/384  Manila-Cagayan-Manila
  4. 5J 196/197 Manila- Cauayan-Manila
  5. 5J 703/704 Manila-Dipolog-Manila
  6. 5J 637/638 Manila- Puerto Princesa-Manila
  7. 5J 911/912  Manila- Caticlan-Manila
  8. 5J 553/554  Manila-Cebu-Manila
  9. 5J 617/618 Manila- Panglao-Manila
  10. 5J 483/484  Manila- Bacolod-Manila
  11. 5J 951/952  Manila-Davao-Manila
  12. 5J 793/794  Manila- Butuan-Manila
  13. 5J 859/860  Manila- Zamboanga-Manila
  14. 5J 993/994  Manila- General Santos-Manila
  15. 5J 781/782  Manila- Ozamiz-Manila
  16. 5J 909/910  Manila-Caticlan-Manila
  17. 5J 449/450  Manila-Iloilo-Manila
  18. 5J 659/660  Manila-Tacloban-Manila
  19. 5J 887/888  Manila- Cotabato-Manila
  20. 5J 773/774  Manila- Pagadian-Manila
  21. 5J 629/630  Manila-Dumaguete-Manila
  22. 5J 581/582  Manila-Cebu-Manila
  23. 5J 977/978  Manila-Davao-Manila
  24. 5J 391/392  Manila- Cagayan-Manila

The MIAA voice and text hotlines may be reached thru the following numbers:

  • Voice Hotline:  88771111
  • Text Hotline: 0917 839 6242

NAIA flight information numbers:

  • Terminal 1 (88771109 loc 765 and 2852)
  • Terminal 2 (88771109 loc 2882 and 2880)
  • Terminal 4 (88771109 loc 4226)
  • Terminal 3 (88777888 loc 8144 and 8146)

The entire NAIA system also suffered a massive power outage on January 1, 2023 due to technical issues at air navigation facilities of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

The CAAP communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system, while still state-of-the-art, requires a software and hardware upgrade, CAAP director general Manuel Antonio Tamayo said.

(Updated on 1:13pm to include additional cancelled flights.)

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