NAIA Terminal 1 still crowded but easing up, hours after runway reopening

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 remained crowded Saturday aftermoon, hours after the reopening of the runway earlier closed when a Xiamen airplane skidded off the runway.

In a tweet, GMA News' Dano Tingcungco said said the volume of stranded passengers at the NAIA Terminal 1 was "easing up a bit."

As of 5:45pm, situation at NAIA Terminal 1 Departure Area (check in counters) easing up a bit; MIAA says they are looking at flight operations to normalize in a few days due to recovery flights @gmanews pic.twitter.com/x4ghdITTKW

— Dano Tingcungco (@danotingcungco) August 18, 2018

Tingcungco also quoted the Manila International Airport Authority as saying that flight operations are seen to normalize in a few days.

Meanwhile, Philippine Airlines announced that 42 ticketing offices across the country would be opened on Sunday (August 19) to assist passengers who were affected by the NAIA-runway closure. — MDM, GMA News