The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) advised affected passengers on Thursday to coordinate with airlines ahead of the May 17 airspace shutdown.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines advised affected passengers on Thursday to coordinate with airlines ahead of theThe Philippine airspace will be closed for six hours on May 17 to give way to maintenance activities on the country’s air traffic management system, the Manila International Airport Authority said on Tuesday.
He also apologized to the public for the maintenance activity, saying that this is to prevent glitches similar to the January 1 incident that led to the closure of Philippine airspace, affecting thousands of passengers. “Humihingi kami ng paumanhin dahil itong ginagawa namin ay para sa improvement at hopefully wala ng mangyayaring itong glitch na nangyari noong January 1. Kayo rin ang makikinabang dahil tuloy tuloy yung operation ng ating airspace,” he added.
He said the maintenance activities could be shorter, adding that they will immediately lift the Notice to Airmen once the repairs are finished. —
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