The NAIA has previously been ranked among the world's worst international gateways, with flight delays a regular occurrence, and a history of upgrades being delayed or abandoned due to disputes.
New Year power outage that jolted its air traffic controlThe ageing Ninoy Aquino international airport was early on Monday handling a maximum 15 arrivals per hour compared to 20 during normal operations, said Cesar Chiong, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority.
“It will take around 72 hours or thereabout for the airlines to normalize their operations,” Chiong told ANC news channel. Chiong said the airport had introduced its own power system in 2018 but on Sunday, both the main and backup systems failed.
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