Flights to and from Tacloban airport canceled
Philippine Airlines planes. AFP FILE PHOTO
Two more airlines canceled their flights scheduled on Thursday between Manila and Tacloban and between Cebu and Tacloban due to the temporary closure of the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport.
In two separate advisories on their Facebook pages, Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Air Asia announced the flight cancelations due to ongoing repairs on the airport in Tacloban City.
Affected flights include:
Air Asia:
Z2 0320 Manila – Tacloban ETD: 6:50 a.m. / ETA: 8:10 a.m.
Z2 0321 Tacloban – Manila ETD: 8:55 a.m. / ETA: 10:15 a.m.
Z2 0324 Manila – Tacloban ETD: 11:40 a.m. / ETA 1:05 p.m.
Z2 0325 Tacloban – Manila ETD: 1:50 p.m. / ETA: 3:15 p.m.
Z2 0327 Manila – Tacloban ETD: 3:40 p.m. / ETA: 5:10 p.m.
Z2 0328 Tacloban – Manila ETD: 5:45 p.m. / ETA: 7:10 p.m.
Z2 0329 Manila – Tacloban ETD: 6:00 p.m. / ETA: 7:20 p.m.
Z2 0330 Tacloban – Manila ETD: 7:50 p.m. / ETA: 9:10 p.m.
Philippine Airlines
PR 2981 Manila – Tacloban ETD: 4:45 a.m. / ETA: 6:00 a.m.
PR 2982 Tacloban – Manila ETD: 6:55 a.m. / ETA: 8:10 a.m.
PR 2987 Manila – Tacloban ETD: 4:30 p.m. / ETA: 5:45 p.m.
PR 2988 Tacloban – Manila ETD: 6:40 p.m. / ETA: 7:55 p.m.
PR 2236 Cebu – Tacloban ETD: 8:30 a.m. / ETA: 9:15 a.m.
PR 2237 Tacloban – Cebu ETD: 9:35 a.m. / ETA: 10:20 a.m.
PR 2238 Cebu – Tacloban ETD: 4:30 p.m. / ETA: 5:15 p.m.
PR 2239 Tacloban – Cebu ETD: 5:35 p.m. / ETA: 6:20 p.m.
The management of Air Asia said affected passengers could reschedule their flights, use the credit shell, or have a full refund.
Meanwhile, PAL sought understanding from its affected passengers as the incident was beyond of their control.
“We are seeking the understanding of affected passengers as this situation is beyond the control of the airline. Please standby for more updates,” PAL said in its advisory.
On Wednesday, the Cebu Pacific had also announced the flights cancellation due to the temporary closure of Tacloban Airport. /cbb
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