MIAA: Expect 4-hour power interruption at NAIA Terminal 3 for electrical repairs

MANILA, Philippines, August 8 ------ According to MIAA in a statement, power interruption began at 7 a.m. and will last until 11 a.m. in order to replace medium voltage power cables and vacuum circuit breakers in two of the Terminal’s substations. “It is expected that the power interruption will have no impact to flight operations,” MIAA said.

MIAA generator sets will be providing temporary power to the following areas: Air Asia office, Boarding Gates 101-112, moving walkways and elevators at Levels 2 and 3 of the international wing, Level 1 offices, food and retail outlets located at the south concourse of the Terminal. If unable to finish energization activities during the four-hour period, MIAA will implement another power interruption with the same duration on Wednesday, August 9. “We apologize for the inconvenience due to this scheduled limited power interruption. This is an inevitable consequence of our commitment to rehabilitate and upgrade our T3 electrical systems,” MIAA Officer-in-Charge Bryan Co said in the same statement.

The first time was when a blackout disrupted Terminal 3 airport operations in September 2022, followed by a power failure that paralyzed the country’s entire air navigation system on January 1, 2023. Then on May 1, 2023, Terminal 3 experienced another blackout due to a faulty electrical current, then another one occurred on June 9, 2023 after a lapse during an electrical audit process.

Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net