If you’re supposed to be on a flight later today or know someone who is, please keep reading. Earlier this morning a Chinese airplane went off the runway because of last night’s rainfall.
LOOK: Xiamen Air flight MF8667 that hard-landed at the NAIA runway before midnight. All passengers were safely evacuated according to MIAA. | via @jervismanahan pic.twitter.com/sRbxZfIqO7
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) August 16, 2018
In a statement by NAIA they said, “Xiamen Air FLight MF8667 went off the runway during heavy downpour. All 157 passengers and flight crew are safe.” The passengers were able to evacuate the area and investigators were on-site to determine the cause of the accident.
Due to the incident, Naia Terminal 1’s international runway 06/24 is closed until 12nn today, affecting a number of flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. | @dexcabalzaINQ
Read the full statement of MIAA and CAAP: pic.twitter.com/tmHZCEyyJ6
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) August 17, 2018
Because of this, many flights were either cancelled, delayed, or diverted, leaving some passengers waiting in line for hours to try to re-book their tickets.
LOOK: Situation at NAIA Terminal 3. Passengers stranded due to runway obstruction of Xiamen Air plane | via David Salvan, ABS-CBN News pic.twitter.com/Z9HeNyDxLY
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) August 17, 2018
NAIA also said that because of the incident, they are extending the runway closure by four more hours until 4 p.m.
If you’re traveling later today or tomorrow, please call your respective airlines to double check the status of your flights. You can also check this thread for cancelled flights.
According to @MIAAGovPH, the following flights were cancelled due to Naia’s runway closure:
Etihad Airways
EY 421 MNL – ABU DHABI 2336HSaudia Airlines
SV 871 MNL – JEDDAH 1810HHong Kong Airlines
HX 781 HONG KONG – MNL 2300Hvia @dexcabalzaINQ
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) August 17, 2018
Stay safe, everyone!
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