MIAA

MANILA (UPDATE 2)  — A Cebu Pacific plane slightly swerved to the grassy portion of a taxiway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport while repositioning, the Manila International Airport Authority said on Friday. 

The MIAA said the Cebu Pacific Air A-321 aircraft was repositioning from Bay 111 to Bay 122A of NAIA Terminal 3 when it swerved. 

"There were no passengers or crew onboard and no injuries reported at the time of the incident," the MIAA said. 

The MIAA earlier reported that the plane "overshot" the runway.

Cebu Pacific meanwhile said that as of 1:56 p.m., the aircraft was already out of the grassy knoll and being towed to its Airline Operations Center.

"We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your understanding," Cebu Pacific said. 

The following flights were delayed as of 9:30 a.m., the MIAA said. 

ARRIVAL:

United Airlines (UA)
UA 189 San Francisco-Manila

Scoot (TR)
TR 396 Singapore-Manila

Emirates (EK)
EK 336 Dubai-Manila

Cebu Pacific (5J)
5J 050 Melbourne-Manila
5J 309 Guangzhou-Manila

JetStar (3K)
3K 763 Singapore-Manila

DEPARTURE:

Cebu Pacific (5J)
5J 110 Manila-Hongkong

All Nippon Airways (NH)
NH 820 Manila-Narita

Cathay Pacific (CX)
CX 912 Manila-Hongkong

JetStar (3K)
3K 763 Manila-Kansai

Emirates (EK)
EK 337 Manila-Dubai

Scoot (TR)
TR 397 Manila-Singapore

United Airlines (UA)
UA 190 Manila-San Francisco

MIAA advised passengers "to wait for airline announcements regarding revised timings." 

The NAIA operator said it could be reached through the following hotlines. 

Flight information: (02) 8877-1109 local 2183
Hotline: 8877-1111
TextNAIA: 0917-839-6242

EDITOR’S NOTE: An initial advisory from MIAA said the aircraft slightly overshot the runway. This story was updated to reflect MIAA’s revised statement that the plane swerved off the taxiway.