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.”
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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.