SCORES of local and international carriers were marooned at the Ninoy Aquino International airport unable to fly to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen and other parts of China due to the extent of Typhoon Ompong’s (international name, Mangkhut) cloud cover, rendering those airports with low visibility.
The typhoon is now barrelling across the eastern Philippine Sea in the general direction of Isabela-Cagayan area.
In an advisory, the Manila International Airport Autghority (MIAA) said that cancelled flights are:
Xiamen Air flights MF819/MF820 (Xiamen-Manila-Xiamen) and MF8667 (Xiamen-Manila).
Philippine Airlines PR346/PR347 (Manila-Pudong-Manila), PR312 (Manila-Hong Kong).
Meanwhile, PAL flights that were re-timed to arrive in the afternoon of September 15 (Saturday):
PR685 (Doha-Manila)
PR655 (Riyadh-Manila)
PR659 (Dubai-Manila)
PR683 (Dammam-Manila)
In another development, Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) and Cebgo also cancelled its flights:
5J504/5J505 (Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila)
5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J 192/193 Manila-Cauayan-Manila
5J 821/822 Manila-Virac-Manila
DG 6111/6112 Manila-Naga-Manila
DG 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila
September 15, 2018 (Saturday)
5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan-Manila
DG 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila
5J 553/580 Manila-Cebu-Manila
5J 569/570 Manila-Cebu-Manila
5J 451/452 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
5J 453/454 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
5J 455/456 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
5J 487/488 Manila-Bacolod-Manila
5J 475/476 Manila-Bacolod-Manila
5J 489/490 Manila-Bacolod-Manila
5J 651/652 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
5J 653/654 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
5J 789/790 Manila-Butuan-Manila
5J 373/374 Manila-Roxas-Manila
5J 381/382 Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila
5J 389/390 Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila
5J 961/962 Manila-Davao-Manila
5J 995/996 Manila-General Santos-Manila
5J 625/626 Manila-Dumaguete-Manila
5J 647/648 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila
5J 150/149 Clark-Hong Kong-Clark
5J 537/538 Clark-Singapore-Clark
September 16, 2018 (Sunday)
5J 150/149 Clark-Hong Kong-Clark
5J 120/121 Clark-Hong Kong-Clark
5J 272/273 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
5J 110/111 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
5J 112/113 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
5J 114/115 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
5J 240/241 Cebu-Hong Kong-Cebu
5J 362/363 Manila-Macau-Manila
5J 370 Clark-Macau
5J 242 Iloilo-Hong Kong
September 17, 2018 (Monday)
5J 243 Hong Kong-Iloilo
5J 371 Macau-Clark
Earlier, the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) announced that airport operations will be closed if Typhoon Ompong would affect the country’s main gateway.
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