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(Eagle News)–Xiamen Air on Wednesday, Aug. 22, vowed to pay for the costs of the “aircraft handling and runway recovery” brought about by one of its planes making a hard landing on a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway and getting stuck there. In a statement, Xiamen Air said that after the incident, it immediately contacted MIAA and made the commitment. It said it was also cooperating with an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Civil Aviation […]
(Eagle News) — Tatanggap ng Php 5,000 na cash assistance ang mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) na naapektuhan ang flight sa pansamantalang pagsasara ng runway ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, maaaring mag-avail ang mga OFW ng financial assistance simula ngayong Miyerkules, Agosto 22 hanggang Biyernes, Agosto 24. Maaari itong pakinabangan ng mga oFW na ilang araw nang stranded sa NAIA matapos magdulot ng matinding perwisyo ang […]
(Eagle News) — Xiamen Airlines will pay the Manila International Airport Authority the amount representing damages resulting from the closure of a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway last week after one of its planes overshot the runway. MIAA general manager Ed Monreal said the exact amount has yet to be determined. “Pinarating ko na po sa kanila ‘yun,” Monreal said. On Monday, Aug. 20, the airline’s chairman, Che Shanglun, apologized for Thursday’s incident, which led […]
(Eagle News) — The chair of the airline whose plane skidded off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway on Thursday, resulting in canceled and diverted flights, has apologized. Che Shanglun of Xiamen Airlines chair said in a statement three days after flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 runway that the company would “do its utmost to assist.” “At the same time, all flights from Xiamen Airlines to the Philippines will be carried out normally to provide […]
(Eagle News) — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway where a Chinese passenger plane made a “hard landing” on Thursday night will remain closed until 4 p.m. as recovery efforts continue. Runway 06/24 was supposed to be closed only up to noon today, but authorities said there could be a delay as it would be difficult to extricate the Xiamen Airlines plane, with flight number MF8667, due to the soft ground brought about by the […]
(Eagle News) — A Chinese passenger plane skidded off a runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday night, Aug. 17. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, all 157 passengers and eight crew members of the Xiamen Airlines plane, with flight number MF8667, were safe. Based on a report, the plane experienced a “runway excursion” as it was about to land on the runway at 11:55 p.m. amid the heavy downpour. Initial reports […]
