MANILA, Philippines – A Cebu Pacific plane slightly swerved to the grassy area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) this Friday morning, July 12.
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According to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Cebu Pacific Air A-321 slightly swerved to the grassy part of the Golf 13 taxiway at NAIA Terminal 3 while repositioning from Bay 111 to Bay 122A of NAIA Terminal 3.
It is said that no passengers or crew were injured in the said incident.
"There were no passengers or crew onboard and no injuries reported at the time of the incident," MIAA said.
Because of the said incident, some parking bays are temporarily unavailable.
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"Due to the incident, Bays 110-112 are temporarily unavailable for use leaving three (3) parking bays available for wide-body aircraft," MIAA added.
For the Cebu Pacific, they apologized after the incident.
"Our team is actively working to resolve this issue promptly," Cebu Pacific said.
"We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your understanding," the airline added.
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Meanwhile, more than 10 flights in NAIA were affected by the incident.
MIAA announced that the affected flights are as follows:
Arrivals:
- United Airlines (UA) 189 San Francisco - Manila
- Scoot Flight TR396 Singapore - Manila
- Emirates EK336 Dubai - Manila
- Cebu Pacific Flight 5J50 Melbourne - Manila
- Cebu Pacific Flight 5J309 Guangzhou - Manila
- Jetstar Flight 3K763 Singapore - Manila
Departures:
- Cebu Pacific Flight 5J110 Manila - Hong Kong
- All Nippon Airways Flight NH820 Manila - Narita
- Cathay Pacific Flight CX912 Manila - Hong Kong
- Jetstar Flight 3K763 Manila - Kansai
- Emirates Flight EK337 Manila - Dubai
- Scoot Flight TR397 Manila - Singapore
- United Airlines (UA) Flight 190 Manila - San Francisco
