NAIA Terminal 2 hit by power fluctuations

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 has been experiencing power fluctuations for over an hour on Wednesday, Nimfa Ravelo reported on Super Radyo dzBB. 

According to Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) spokesperson Attorney Chris Bendijo, the power fluctuations at the airport are still being resolved.

Check-in counters, meanwhile, remain online as passengers continue to enter.

The MIAA added that the fluctuations were caused by the high electricity load amid the rush for the Holy Week exodus. 

NAIA Terminal 2 is currently using a power generator. However, it cannot support the air-conditioning units so airport crew and passengers waiting for their scheduled flights had to endure the heat inside. 

As of 4:30 p.m., the regular power supply has been restored. 

In an interview, Bendijo said even though the power fluctuation has been resolved, they are still monitoring the situation.

“This afternoon, nagkaroon tayo ng fluctuation. Ang paliwanag sa atin ng engineering, because of the heat index, tinatrato ng break na high power load ito. Nag-trip ito at pinatay ang linya ng kuryente to protect itong mga equipment natin,” he explained. 

(This afternoon, we had a fluctuation. The engineering team explained to us that because of the heat index, the break treated it as a high power load. It tripped and turned off the power line to protect our equipment.)

“Na-determine na there was a need to recaliberate our transformer para na kahit mataas ang heat index hindi na siya magti-trip.

(It was determined that there was a need to recalibrate our transformer so that even if the heat index is high, it will not trip.)—Sherylin Untalan/ VAL/AOL, GMA Integrated News