The New NAIA Infra Corporation (NNIC) announced a power maintenance break at Terminal 3 of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) beginning tomorrow, 15th July.
The scheduled maintenance check will run from 10:00 pm local time on the 15th to 2:00 am local time on Wednesday, 16th July.
In an advisory released earlier today, 14th July, NNIC management stated: "This is part of ongoing efforts to keep NAIA safe, reliable, and operating at its best. We will do our best to keep any inconvenience to a minimum.”
Travellers have been advised to plan their trips accordingly.
An urgent necessity
Although backup generators would support critical systems, brief disruptions are expected in elevators, escalators, baggage handling systems, air conditioning, lighting, and electrical outlets.
Previously, the NNIC also put the terminal on maintenance break on 29th May, resulting in the unavailability of some boarding bridges for at least four hours.
The scheduled maintenance is part of the NNIC’s ongoing drive to improve service quality at the country’s primary international air hub.
It may be recalled that in September 2022 at least 31 flights were delayed when power outage hit Terminal 3, resulting in the disruption of operations, manual check-in and loading of baggage, and longer processing at immigration counters.
In June 2023, another power interruption hit the same terminal, causing the cancellation of seven flights as well as long queues at immigration.
