Technical glitch in NAIA air traffic system fixed; full operation restored at 7:45 p.m. Sunday
The technical glitches on the air traffic management system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that affected over 65,000 passengers from nearly 300 flights was already fully-restored on Sunday evening, Jan. 1, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) declared.
In a press briefing on Sunday night, CAAP Director General Manuel Tamayo said the air traffic management system was restored at 7:45 p.m., or 10 hours after the system went down at 9:49 a.m.
"So at this point in time, our CNS/ATM was already restored. We already have the radar in place and we were informed that it is 100 percent operational again," said Tamayo.
CNS/ATM means Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM).
He, however, said that they still have to replace the equipment of the back-up system which were affected by the technical glitches.
The CNS-ATM was partially restored at 4 p.m. and this resulted in the limited airport operations at the NAIA.
At least 10 inbound flights were allowed since then, the first was a Philippine Airline flight that landed at the NAIA at 4:55 p.m.
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said they also dispatched a few flights, the first was CX 930 going to Hongkong that left NAIA at 5:33 p.m.