Peru: Lima Airport resumes operations after runway lighting system failure
Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima (Peru) resumed operations early Monday morning after a short circuit in the subway wiring affected the runway lighting system.
“Thanks to the commitment and effort of our human team, we have been able to solve the problem in the electrical system of the runway lights at Jorge Chávez International Airport. This prompt resolution will allow flights to resume normally,” the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (Corpac) said in a statement.
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The first flight to land was the Air Europa flight from Madrid, which arrived in the Peruvian capital at 04:47.
At 05:37 a.m. two SKY Airlines flights took off to Iquitos and Cusco.
When asked why the second runway of the airport terminal was not activated, Corpac’s president, José Luis Barrios, said that it was not possible because the control tower “has not yet been completely handed over” by Lima Airport Partners (LAP).
The failure affected more than 120 domestic and international flights, which had to be diverted or cancelled.
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