Ngokusho kwe-Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), izikhumulo zezindiza ezingu-42 ezweni lonke zifakwe ukuqapha okukhulu namuhla ngenxa yokusatshiswa kwamabhomu okuthunyelwa kwiziphathimandla zezokuthutha zezwe nge-imeyili.
“Zonke izikhumulo zezindiza ezingama-42 ze-CAAP zisexwayiswe kakhulu kusukela namhlanje, Okthoba 6, kulandela isexwayiso esitholwe yi-Air Traffic Service nge-imeyili sokuthi indiza esuka eManila, elibangise ePuerto Princesa, Mactan-Cebu, Bicol kanye naseDavao International Airports seziseduze. ukuqhunyiswa ngebhomu,” the I-CAAP kusho esitatimendeni.
"Yize imininingwane isaqinisekiswa njengamanje, izindlela zokuphepha ezithuthukisiwe ziyasetshenziswa kuzo zonke izikhumulo zezindiza," kusho i-CAAP.
"Zonke izikhumulo zezindiza ze-CAAP nezikhungo zendawo zizokwengeza izisebenzi zezokuphepha ezanele ukuze zilawule umthamo olindelekile wabagibeli nokuhamba kwezimoto," kwengeza.
UNobhala wezokuThutha ePhilippines, uJaime Bautista, ukhiphe isitatimende esehlukile ethi ama-patrols namayunithi e-K9 afakwe kuzo zonke izikhumulo njengezinyathelo zokuphepha ezengeziwe. "Awukho umthelela olindelekile kunoma yiziphi izindiza ezihleliwe futhi sithanda ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umphakathi ohambayo uyasebenza ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwawo wonke umuntu," kusho isitatimende sikaNobhala.
Ngokuka-Bautista, i-Manila International Airport Authority isebenzisana eduze namaphoyisa esikhumulo sezindiza nezinye izinhlaka zomthetho ukuze kuqinisekiswe usongo.
Iziphathimandla zeluleka abagibeli ukuthi bazilungiselele ukuhlolwa okuqinile kwezokuphepha ezikhumulweni zezindiza.