CAAP RESUMES NORMAL OPERATIONS

Dateline Kamuning: The Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has resumed normal operations Sunday afternoon following power outage that affected flights to and from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said today, 01 January 2023. Secretary Bautista said the Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), are extending all possible assistance to affected passengers. “At around 9:49AM local time, the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) which serves as the facility for controlling and overseeing all inbound and outbound flights and overflights within the Philippine airspace, went down due to power outage, resulting to loss of communication, radio, radar, and internet,” Secretary Bautista said in an online press conference. Secretary Bautista explained t...