Passenger's Nightmare

This one is for the record: A total of 282 flights were either delayed, canceled, or diverted to other regional airports while more than 56,000 passengers were affected by a glitch or a power outage that became the passenger's nightmare last New Year's Day.

Another scenario was a Manila-bound Qantas plane that departed from Sydney shortly before 1 p.m. last January 1. Three hours into its eight-hour journey, the flight was then forced to turn around mid-air and return to Australia.

Indeed ... expect the best and the worst when you go to the Philippines!