LIST: Miaa cancels flights due to Kanlaon eruption
MIAA cancels local flights due to the “volcanic activity of Mt. Kanlaon.”—MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines—Local flights were canceled on Tuesday after the Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Oriental had a phreatic eruption, said the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa).
According to the Miaa, flights have been grounded due to the “volcanic activity of Mt. Kanlaon.”
READ: Kanlaon Volcano erupts; Phivolcs raises Alert Level 2
The list as of 1:40 p.m.:
Cebu Pacific (5J)
- 5J 473/474: Manila–Bacolod-Manila
- 5J 451/452: Manila –Iloilo–Manila
- 5J 453/454 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
- 5J 476 Bacolod-Manila
- 5J 464 Iloilo-Manila
- 5J 454 Iloilo-Manila
AirAsia (Z2)
- Z2 761/762: Manila-Cebu-Manila
- Z2 603/604: Manila-Bacolod-Manila
- Z2 306/307: Manila-Iloilo-Manila
PAL Express (2P)
- 2P 2841/2842 Manila-Cebu-Manila
- 2P 2139/2140 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
- 2P 2129/2130 Manila–Bacolod-Manila
- 2P 2131/2132 Manila-Bacolod-Manila
- 2P 2141/2142 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
- 2P 2905/2906 Manila-San Jose, Antique-Manila
- 2P 2835/2836 Manila-Cebu-Manila
Meanwhile, two other flights were also canceled “due to unfavorable weather conditions.”
CebGo (DG)
- DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila
- DG 6117/6118 Manila-Naga-Manila
The phreatic eruption at Kanlaon occurred on Monday night at exactly 6:51 p.m.
It lasted six minutes and produced a plume that rose to 5,000 meters.
Currently, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology placed Kanlaon under Alert Level 2 and advised civil aviation authorities to avoid flying close to the volcano’s summit.
