A Cebu Pacific plane that hit some runway lights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport amid heavy rain Thursday afternoon is now undergoing thorough checks, the air carrier said Friday.
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| Cebu Pacific flight attendants perform their signature pre-flight dance. Another of Cebu Pac's planes created damages after it ran down some of NAIA's runway lights Thursday. |
In posts on its social networking accounts, Cebu Pacific also assured its passengers its other flights continue to operate as scheduled.
"The aircraft is currently undergoing a thorough check, and awaiting release back into service. However, our flights continue to operate as scheduled," it said on its Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Earlier in the day, Manila International Airport Authority general manager Jose Angel Honrado said the Cebu Pacific plane (5J-448) from Iloilo landed amid bad weather conditions and damaged some runway lights.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines also said the pilot of the plane involved in the incident was grounded.
However, Cebu Pacific also pointed out the plane "taxied to the terminal for the regular deplaning of its 95 passengers."
It was the second airport-related incident since a Cebu Pacific plane got grounded after landing at the Davao International Airport amid bad weather conditions on June 2.
That incident forced the closure of the Davao airport for two days.--Source: GMA News