Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 19) — Aviation authorities expect that flight disruptions caused by equipment failures would be “a thing of the past,” as they completed the maintenance activities on Philippine airspace on May 17.
This includes the replacement of the old Uninterruptible Power Supply with two brand new ones, a new Automatic Voltage Regulator and the upgraded power system at the Air Traffic Management Center.
“It shall guarantee a continuous safe air traffic management within the Philippine Flight Information Region,” CAAP Air Traffic Service chief Marlene Singson said in a statement dated Thursday.
“The Philippines now has a robust system to ensure safety and convenience of the flying public,” she added.
CAAP also said no flights were affected at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, according to the GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation.
All scheduled flights of Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific were reported to depart and arrive as planned during the maintenance period.
AirAsia Philippines earlier rescheduled six flights on May 16 and two flights on May 17.
Meanwhile, the Luzon International Premiere Airport Development Corporation, operator of Clark International Airport, logged four affected flights.
The CAAP conducted the maintenance activity for two hours, shorter than the initial six-hour period, from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.
On Jan. 1, several flights were delayed and canceled at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a technical glitch affected communication, radio, radar, and internet.
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