Fault current amid 'relatively aging' facilities among causes of NAIA Labor Day power outage: Meralco official

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Fault current amid 'relatively aging' facilities was among the causes of the Labor Day power outage at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, a Meralco official said. | via philstarlife

Senators, meanwhile, called out the DOTr and the MIAA for supposedly not taking measures to prevent another airport disaster. “The incident shows another disruptive failure of the airport systems causing grave inconvenience to travelers,” said Poe, who chairs the senate committee on public services.

Sen. Nancy Binay questioned the preparedness of NAIA during such emergencies, especially that summer is the peak season for traveling. "[W]e are again in every social media portal, news channel and newspapers across the world," Binay said, adding that the outage"pointed to a string of inadequacies that showed how weak, bad and vulnerable our airports are."

For his part, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said they'll"definitely" exact accountability from concerned officials, especially that there have been promises to improve services following the New Year's Day flight disruption. Those whose flights were affected last May 1 may rebook their flights for free within a 30-day period or have their tickets refunded via

 

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