MIAA assures no disruption during electrical upgrade
THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) assures the public that maintenance activities attendant to the upgrade of the electric systems in NAIA Terminal 3 were carefully planned to ensure continuous operations, especially during peak hours.
The electrical upgrade activities from April 2 to May 28, would not in any way impede the processing of passengers and baggage and shall have no disruptive effect on flight operations. There will be light and air conditioning in major parts of the Terminal building during the day,’ clarified GM Eric Ines.
The airport chief explained that the electrical upgrade activities generally involve the replacement of parts or components of the medium circuit breakers across eight different electrical substations in NAIA Terminal 3.
The schedule of electrical upgrading has been timed after the last flight and away from peak hours of operations. Based on the schedule, replacement activities will only take from a short 15 minutes up to a maximum of three hours but will not extend into the departure or arrival times of the first flight of the day. The window hours for maintenance work will be from 12:01 to 3 a.m.
The area that will be affected is the south side of the Terminal. There will be an observable reduction in lighting and air conditioning in the hallways and lobbies from the 1st to the 4th level, staircases, certain offices located on the 2nd and 3rd levels, surface parking, and multi-level parking. Elevators and escalators located on this side of the Terminal may become inoperative during maintenance hours.
According to GM Ines, all Terminal 3 gensets are on standby for any contingency during the conduct of maintenance works.
