CAAP: Maintenance successful, no flight disruptions

The Philippine Air Traffic Management Center. (Photo courtesy of CAAP)

By Alec Go

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the scheduled corrective maintenance at the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) early Wednesday morning, May 17, was successfully done in just an hour.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. maintenance was completed at 3:13 a.m.

“The work also did not affect the Philippine airspace. Air traffic controllers reported no flight disruptions during the maintenance operation,” it stated.

“Personnel manning the Communications Navigation Surveillance Systems (CNSS) and Air Navigation Service (ANS) reported normal operations at the ATMC,” it added.

The DOTr said the CNSS and ANS will continue to be monitored and fine-tuned.

Earlier this month, CAAP said the Philippine airspace will be shut down on May 17 from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. for maintenance.

This was later on reduced to two hours.

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