Naia Terminal 3 operations now back to normal, says Miaa

July 12, 2024 admin

MANILA, Philippines — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 resumed normal operations on Friday afternoon after the stranded aircraft of Cebu Pacific was towed from the taxiway, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said.

The Cebu Pacific A-321 aircraft, which got stuck on a grassy portion of the Naia Terminal 3 taxiway on Friday morning, was removed at 1:55 p.m.

READ: Plane gets stuck on grassy part of Naia taxiway, may affect flights

Miaa confirmed to INQUIRER.net that operations are back to normal, and no additional flights have been added to the list of delayed trips at Naia.

In an earlier advisory, Miaa reported that the following flights were halted:

Arrival:

United Airlines (UA)

UA 189 San Francisco-Manila

Scoot (TR)

TR 396 Singapore-Manila

Emirates (EK)

EK 336 Dubai-Manila

Cebu Pacific (5J)

5J 050 Melbourne-Manila

Cebu Pacific (5J)

5J 309 Guangzhou-Manila

Jetstar (3K)

3K 763 Singapore-Manila

Departure:

Cebu Pacific (5J)

5J 110 Manila-Hongkong

All Nippon Airways (NH)

NH 820 Manila-Narita

Cathay Pacific (CX)

CX 912 Manila-Hongkong

Jetstar (3K)

3K 763 Manila-Kansai

Emirates (EK)

EK 337 Manila-Dubai

Scoot (TR)

TR 397 Manila-Singapore

United Airlines (UA)

UA 190 Manila-San Francisco

Meanwhile, contrary to an initial report from Miaa that the aircraft “slightly swerved,” Cebu Pacific clarified that it only got stuck during a repositioning activity.

“It didn’t veer off or swerve. It wasn’t landing or taking off. The aircraft was not operating a flight, was not landing or taking off,” the airline explained in a message sent to Inquirer.