By Ma. Cristina Arayata/Philippine News Agency
MANILA — Normal operations have resumed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after authorities issued a red lightning alert on Sunday night.
A number of domestic and international flights were delayed and were diverted to Clark due to bad weather in Manila.
According to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), the red lightning alert is a safety measure to prevent any untoward incident from happening when lightning is prevalent in the immediate area and may endanger passenger, personnel and flight operations.
From 6 p.m. to 9:14 p.m., the ramp movement for both the aircraft and ramp personnel was halted. Operations resumed at 9:15 p.m. as the red lightning alert was lowered to yellow lightning alert and was subsequently lifted at 9:45 p.m.
The MIAA said on Monday all the diverted flights have already arrived at NAIA, and that some passengers were transported to Manila via bus.
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