130 flights, 20,000 passengers to be affected by May 17 airspace shutdown — MIAA

May 4 ----- Hundreds of flights and tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected by the scheduled six-hour shutdown of the Philippine airspace on May 17, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said.

Based on our projection there will be around 130 flights that could be possibly affected,” MIAA officer-in-charge Senior Assistant General Manager Bryan Co said at a press briefing. “Based on the estimated passenger load, it will be around 20,000 passengers,” he said.

On Tuesday, the MIAA announced the country’s airspace will be shut down on May 17 to give way for maintenance activities on the country’s air traffic management system to avoid a repeat of the New Year’s Day shutdown.

The airspace shutdown will be from 12 midnight until 6 a.m. on May 17.

Source: gmanetwork.com