Domestic flights cancelled, reset due to typhoon 'Frank'
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 08:01:00 06/22/2008
Filed Under: Meteorological disaster, Weather, Typhoon Frank, Air Transport
MANILA, Philippines--(UPDATE) All domestic flights scheduled until 12 noon on Sunday, at the old Manila Domestic Airport, were cancelled due to typhoon Frank (international codename: Fengshen), the Manila International Airport Authority said on Sunday.
This announcement covers the flights of Cebu Pacific, Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) and Asian Spirit.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on dzMM radio that it was resuming normal operations.
There has been no word yet whether flights of other airlines scheduled in the afternoon will be allowed to take off as scheduled after 12 p.m.
PAL, which uses the domestic airport of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-2, cancelled two flights of its budget brand, PAL Express, to Caticlan. Other domestic flights of PAL and its sister company, Air Philippines have been delayed.
At the old NAIA terminal, a total of 27 international flights coming to and from Manila have either been delayed or cancelled.
Fourteen flights of Northwest Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, China Airlines and Continental Micronesia were delayed Sunday morning.
Cebu Pacific cancelled flights to Hong Kong and Taipei, and their respective turnarounds.
Two other flights of Cebu Pacific bound for Manila and coming from Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok were diverted to Cebu.
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