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NAIA invites "world's worst airport" title anew - Miriam

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago on Monday warned that the five-hour blackout that stranded thousands of passengers threatens to put the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back in the list of worst airports in the world.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRe5jdSTWmN1oQi2RZlCno5q6IOr1UGOTKhzDUO77N5L9Kgsl6l3Okus6QxSgqRs8x21oYMoJxwt6LB-y9hLmsJWCtyG2PX23br6A-E29_k0zL4gqD-6ctplPK5I8Nf90YfHHx5uND92S/s1600/NAIA-terminal3.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Five-hour power outage hit NAIA Terninal 3 on Saturday night" border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRe5jdSTWmN1oQi2RZlCno5q6IOr1UGOTKhzDUO77N5L9Kgsl6l3Okus6QxSgqRs8x21oYMoJxwt6LB-y9hLmsJWCtyG2PX23br6A-E29_k0zL4gqD-6ctplPK5I8Nf90YfHHx5uND92S/s640/NAIA-terminal3.JPG" title="Five-hour power outage hit NAIA Terninal 3 on Saturday night" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Five-hour power outage hit NAIA Terninal 3 on Saturday night. Photo Credit: Twitter/iambryanbanquil</td></tr></tbody></table>Santiago, laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service said the administration must immediately investigate the NAIA-3 incident on Saturday and remove from office those who are found responsible.<br /><br />"The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) seems eager to regain the 'world's worst airport' title which it lost only in 2015, not only for inconveniencing passengers, but for not working as it should," the senator said.<br /><br />The NAIA was the world's worst airport from 2011 to 2013, and the fourth worst in 2014, according to online travel website Guide to Sleeping in Airports, which ranks airports based on comfort, convenience, cleanliness and customer service.<br /><br />Santiago was responding to news that as of Sunday, some 80 domestic flights from NAIA Terminal 3 have been cancelled and another 80 international and<a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/in-photos-brownout-hits-naia-terminal-3.html" rel="nofollow"> local flights have been delayed due to the blackout</a>, affecting some 15,000 passengers.<br /><br />The airport administration blamed the outage on a Manila Electric Company (Meralco) supply trip, and claimed that even after Meralco restored power, the NAIA remained without electricity. Meralco has meanwhile denied a power outage.<br /><br />Santiago, for her part, said that the NAIA must have uninterrupted power supply. "Assuming for the sake of argument that the Meralco line tripped, where were the generators? The explanation that they were not working is unacceptable," she added.<br /><br />The infrastructure agenda Santiago posted on her website includes the development of a modern international airport. The NAIA runway design, she said, is one of the main factors for congestion.<br /><br />"The runways are perpendicular to each other, barring planes from using one runway when the other is in use. If NAIA will be expanded, we must build runways parallel to each other," the senator said.<br /><br />"In the meantime, it would be wise to reallocate some flights to the airport in Clark, which is currently underutilized. Clark Airport should complement and not necessarily replace NAIA," she added.</div>

NAIA invites "world's worst airport" title anew - Miriam

MANILA, Philippines - Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago on Monday warned that the five-hour blackout that stranded thousands o...

Full Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout- MIAA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Full power has been restored to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday morning, April 3, after more than 5 hours of brownout.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GCd7KsHvaXsb7SyQXSL6eMH41JEX-SJOZ0yy5Bc0ggYeCpz_COgxKoB7rkP1KHj8zMQBdjb5GJ82GRLgeqpDWREg0htVc8bAY5YOlboOmExkTQHK9toQjD6DHyJaKYyzbZkQi2WPdom7/s1600/NAIA.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ull Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GCd7KsHvaXsb7SyQXSL6eMH41JEX-SJOZ0yy5Bc0ggYeCpz_COgxKoB7rkP1KHj8zMQBdjb5GJ82GRLgeqpDWREg0htVc8bAY5YOlboOmExkTQHK9toQjD6DHyJaKYyzbZkQi2WPdom7/s640/NAIA.jpg" title="ull Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout" width="560" /></a></div><br />In an official statement posted on Facebook, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the terminal started operating on full power as of 2:00 AM, Sunday, following a technical glitch with the airport's electric source.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/in-photos-brownout-hits-naia-terminal-3.html" rel="nofollow">IN PHOTOS: Brownout hits NAIA Terminal 3</a><br /><br />A substation of Meralco at NAIA tripped causing Terminal 3 to lose power at 8:45 PM, Saturday.<br /><br />The substation was able to relay stable power to the terminal starting 12:30 AM.<br /><br />Terminal facilities were fully functional an hour and half later.<br /><br />Passengers with affected flights were advised to get in touch with their airlines.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Airport Authority has apologized for this inconvenience.<br /><br />"Measures are now being worked out to make sure that a power outage does not occur again in the future," MIAA said.</div>

Full Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout- MIAA

MANILA, Philippines - Full power has been restored to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday morning, April 3, a...

IN PHOTOS: Brownout hits NAIA Terminal 3

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 experienced power outage on Saturday night, April 2 causing delay of flights and disruption in the processing of passengers.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2s8z10jyhIIOIYQWDcy08nOjy1eahLZs_TjxB9wWw4HcbjyKbDlmxkRIcOynj9z18AphTFFvgGh4RPUfR5Pu83vfXZaJf2ZY3MKzvpMPe14r_KPgc3pKf7oKtlFSED9p2uiibUrv5i8N/s1600/NAIA-brownout.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Power outage hits NAIA 3" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2s8z10jyhIIOIYQWDcy08nOjy1eahLZs_TjxB9wWw4HcbjyKbDlmxkRIcOynj9z18AphTFFvgGh4RPUfR5Pu83vfXZaJf2ZY3MKzvpMPe14r_KPgc3pKf7oKtlFSED9p2uiibUrv5i8N/s640/NAIA-brownout.jpg" title="Power outage hits NAIA 3" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power outage hits NAIA 3. Photo Credit: Twitter/iambryanbanquil</td></tr></tbody></table>"Terminal 3 is currently experiencing a power outage. We apologize for the inconvenience. Our terminal team is currently assessing the situation to have the power back on. Thank you for your patience," the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) posted on Facebook.<br /><br />Reports say that the blackout started at around 8:45 p.m. As of press time, the power outage persists with some people outside NAIA Terminal 3 are already sleeping on the floor. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Look owhhh there sleeping na on the floor!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naiafail?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naiafail</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naiaproblem?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naiaproblem</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gmanews" rel="nofollow">@gmanews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YouScoop" rel="nofollow">@YouScoop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MovePH" rel="nofollow">@MovePH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z5I95QpkmF" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/Z5I95QpkmF</a></div>— thegr3atbryan (@iambryanbanquil) <a href="https://twitter.com/iambryanbanquil/status/716299373483700225" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Several international and local flights were affected by the brownout.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Tingnan: mga flights na nadelay dahil sa brownout sa NAIA T3 <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo" rel="nofollow">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/jwa8HSFwze" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/jwa8HSFwze</a></div>— Junry Hidalgo (@junryRP31DZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/junryRP31DZMM/status/716293152223535104" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Netizens on microblogging site Twitter shared their photos, videos and reactions on the incident.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">To all first-time Manila visitors haplessly stuck in NAIA Terminal 3 or the runway now, on behalf of our country, I'M SO SORRY. We all are.</div>— Chiki (@chikinonymous) <a href="https://twitter.com/chikinonymous/status/716294980847869952" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">And here's what you get for the continued effort of our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaangMadilim?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#DaangMadilim</a> program @ NAIA Terminal 3 <a href="https://t.co/4yVEqAAGDs" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/4yVEqAAGDs</a></div>— excel cuenca (@ExcelCuenca) <a href="https://twitter.com/ExcelCuenca/status/716298639350439936" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">NAIA Terminal 3 nakakaranas ngayon ng brownout <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo" rel="nofollow">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/bzWg9EUzXo" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/bzWg9EUzXo</a></div>— Junry Hidalgo (@junryRP31DZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/junryRP31DZMM/status/716250907575345152" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Seriously NAIA!! Sobrang tagak na to ahh.. Mga 3 hours na kami dito!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naiafail?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naiafail</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naia?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gmanews" rel="nofollow">@gmanews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YouScoop" rel="nofollow">@YouScoop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MovePH" rel="nofollow">@MovePH</a> <a href="https://t.co/df0GtM4yVK" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/df0GtM4yVK</a></div>— thegr3atbryan (@iambryanbanquil) <a href="https://twitter.com/iambryanbanquil/status/716293613819269122" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center>In May 2012, a similar incident that disrupted operations happened at NAIA Terminal 3 where the cause was the failure of electric sensor that supplies electricity to the terminal a day before the scheduled maintenance checkup.<br />This is a developing story. Refresh page for the updates.</div>

IN PHOTOS: Brownout hits NAIA Terminal 3

MANILA, Philippines - The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 experienced power outage on Saturday night, April 2 causing d...