Runway incident delays NAIA flights

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(UPDATED) Fourteen local and international flights were delayed due to a runway obstruction in Runway 6 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)

DELAYED FLIGHTS. Fourteen local and international flights got delayed after a runway incident in NAIA. File photo by AFP

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Fourteen local and international flights were delayed due to a runway obstruction in Runway 6 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday morning, May 8.

The incident was caused by “retracted landing gear” of a Piper Aztec plane with tail number RP-C1095, owned by Fast Fly Academy Training School in Pasay City, upon landing in the runway at around 6:30 a.m., initial reports said.

The three people on board – the plane’s two pilots, Miguel Perey and Marvin Raguvik, and its lone passenger, Lawrence Uy – were safe despite the incident. No injuries were reported.

The fourteen flights affected by the incident, however, included:

Terminal 1
China Zouthern Flight CZ 180 – Peking, China
Delta Airlines Flight DL 630 – Nagoya
Cathay Pacific Flight CX 904 – Hong Kong

Terminal 2
Philippine Airlines Flight PR 453 – General Santos

Terminal 3
Cebu Pacific flights:
5J 551 – Cebu
5J 771 – Pagadian
5J 785 – Butuan
5J 110 – Hong Kong
5J 583 – Cagayan
5J 963 – Davao
5J 474 – Bacolod

PAL Express flights:
2P 972 – Tacloban
2P 202 – Roxas
2P 941 – Puerto Princesa

Airport operations went back to normal at around 7:25 a.m. after firemen of Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) helped clear the runway. – Rappler.com

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