(Eagle News)–The removal of the Xiamen plane that got stuck in a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway last week cost the Manila International Airport Authority some P15 million. In a television interview on Tuesday, Aug. 21, MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal said this was, however, only the initial cost that covered the manpower and the rental for the equipment used to extricate Xiamen Air flight MF8667 from the 06/24 runway. “I met with the Chairman of Xiamen […]
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“False alarm for hijacking” for flight 872, says Saudia airlines twitter
(Eagle News) — The official twitter account of Saudia Airlines said that there was just a “false alarm for hijacking for SV flight 872” from Jeddah to Manila. Initially, the plane was isolated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after airport personnel received a distress call that the plane was “under threat.” Immediately, the plane was subjected to standard procedures for possible hijacking upon touchdown at around 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 20. “We […]





