Scores of flights to and from Tacloban cancelled

By: Niña Calleja - 10 years ago

The Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City. Don Lejano/INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—At least 38 flights going to and from Tacloban Wednesday have been cancelled due to ongoing emergency repairs at the runway of the Tacloban airport.

In an advisory issued by the Manila International Airport Authority, flights of Cebu Pacific Air, TigerAir Philippines, AirAsia Zest, and Pal Express have been grounded as of 9 a.m.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has earlier issued a Notice to Airmen that the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport will be closed from July 9 to July 10 until 5 a.m. for “emergency pavement repairs.”

Among the cancelled flights are:

AirAsia Zest
Z2320 Manila-Tacloban
Z2321 Tacloban-Manila
Z2 324 Manila-Tacloban
Z2 325 Tacloban-Manila
Z2 328 Manila-Tacloban
Z2 329 Tacloban-Manila

TigerAir

DG 7044 Manila-Tacloban
DG 7045 Tacloban-Manila
DG 7042 Manila-Tacloban
DG 7043 Tacloban-Manila

Cebu Pacific

5J 651 Manila -Tacloban
5J 652 Tacloban- Manila
5J 653 Manila-Tacloban
5J 654 Tacloban-Manila
5j 659 Manila-Tacloban
5J 660 Tacloban- Manila

PAL Express

2P2982 Tacloban-Manila
2P2987 Manila-Tacloban
2P2988 Tacloban-Manila