In July and August of that year, the International Civil Aviation Organization received more than 50 reports of GPS interference at the Manila airport alone. Fortunately, skies were mostly clear that day.
The crew members pulled it off, but they were anxious the whole way in. Surprised, the controllers told the pilots to land the wide-body Boeing 777-300 using just their own eyes. The pilots radioed air traffic controllers and said they had lost GPS (Global Positioning System) guidance for the final eight nautical miles to “runway right-24.” On August 5, 2016, Cathay Pacific Flight 905 from Hong Kong was heading for an on-time arrival at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport when something unexpected occurred.
