68 flights cancelled Sunday as ‘Urduja’ loses steam

(Updated) Local airlines cancelled 68 flights on Sunday even as the weather bureau downgraded weather disturbance “Urduja” into a tropical depression.

The Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) announced the cancellation of the following flights as of 2:30 p.m.:

5J 321/322 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
5J 821/822 Manila-Virac-Manila
5J 901/902 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J 905/906 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J 891/892 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J 375/376 Manila-Roxas-Manila
DG 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila
DG 6111/6112 Manila-Naga-Manila

DG 6243/6244 Manila-Caticlan-Manila

DG 6247/6248 Manila-Caticlan-Manila

DG 6366/6367 Manila-Roxas-Manila

2P 2981/2982 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
2P 2203/2204 Manila-Roxas-Manila
2P 2921/2922 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
2P 2043/2044 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
2P 2041/2042 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
2P 2053/2054 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
Z2 715/716 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
Z2 711/712 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
Z2 709/710 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
Z2 219/220 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
Z2 221/222 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
Z2 223/224 Manila-Caticlan-Manila

M8 715/716 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6041/6042 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6055/6056 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila
DG 6117/6118 Manila-Naga-Manila
DG 6177/6178 Manila-Masbate-Manila
DG 6073/6074 Manila-Tablas-Manila

5J 339/340 Manila-Kalibo-Manila

5J – Cebu Pacific
DG – CebGo
2P – PAL Express
Z2 – AirAsia Zest

M8 – SkyJet

At 7 a.m., the weather bureau said “Urduja’s” center was estimated at 50 km southwest of Catarman, Northern Samar.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 was still raised over southern parts of Luzon and parts of the Visayas.

Urduja is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday morning, according to the weather bureau. /cbb