A computer glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Monday caused chaos in their immigration counters and got thousands of passengers stranded for hours, with some almost missing their flights.
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| Thousands of annoyed passengers line up when the whole computer system at the NAIA Terminal 1 suddenly slowed down due to a computer glitch. |
When will be the best time for a hacker to make his presence most felt and noticed?
This was the question raised by some computer experts when the Bureau of Immigration’s computer systems conked out around 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 14 at the NAIA Terminal 1, the time many passengers are said to be leaving Manila ahead of the Holy Week holidays.
According to ABS-CBN News, the whole computer system at the NAIA Terminal 1 slowed down due to the reported computer glitch, resulting in the snail’s pace scanning of passports to the dismay of the thousands of annoyed passengers.
The passengers were forced to line up for almost two hours just to be processed and cleared at the immigration counters.
Many almost missed their flights. Some international flights were also slightly delayed.
As of posting, the immigration computer system remains defective. Technicians are still looking into the problem.
Earlier in March, the BI said in a statement that they will be requiring proof of financial capacity from Filipinos who wish to go out of the country as a deterrence against human trafficking and to stem the flow of undocumented OFWs.
The BI officials immediately withdrew the statement after a few days.