No damage reported in Luzon airports

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Friday said there were no significant damages in local airports in Northern Luzon due to Typhoon Marce.

CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio, in a statement via Viber, said Tuguegarao, Cauayan, Basco, Laoag, and Palanan airports remained operational.

READ: Marce pounds Northern Luzon; Cagayan folk flee homes

All commercial flights in Laoag were canceled while in Basco, flights to and from Manila and Clark airports were canceled.

All flights in Palanan were also canceled, while in Cauayan, several commercial flights pushed through.

The airports in Lingayen, Vigan, San Fernando, Rosales, and Baguio suspended operations.

LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Marce

CAAP director general Manuel Antonio Tamayo ordered the agency’s area managers to continue monitoring the situation to guarantee passenger safety. —JEROME ANING

Read more...