By John Rey Saavedra / Philippine News Agency
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) announced Wednesday (Dec. 15) night the cancellation of flights, adjusting its servicing schedule due to Typhoon Odette.
Edilyth Maribojoc, the airport’s junior manager for corporate affairs of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, said some flights bound for Cebu or originating from here to different destinations in the country were affected by the changes of schedule.
Maribojoc also said that a PAL flight from Cebu to Los Angeles (PR 153) has been rescheduled to Friday (Dec. 17) because of the typhoon, while a Cebu Pacific flight 5J 787 which is scheduled to fly from Manila to Butuan is to be diverted to Cebu on Thursday.
UPDATED: The cancelled flights as of 11:30 a.m. on Thursday (Dec. 16) are:
Terminal 2
Philippine Airlines
PR2938 / PR2939 Manila-Butuan-Manila
PR2987 / PR2988 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
PR2971 / 2972 Manila-Siargao-Manila
PR 2037 / 2038 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila
PR 2039 / 2040 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila
PR 2041 / 2042 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila
PR 2043 / 2044 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila
PR 2045 / 2046 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila
PR 1849 / 1850 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 1861 Manila-Cebu
PR 1853 / 1854 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 1859 / 1860 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 1863 / 1864 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 2985 / 2986 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
PR 2145 / 2146 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
PR 2777 / 2778 Manila-Tagbilaran (Panglao)-Manila
2P 2273 / 2P 2274 Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila
PR 2934 / 2395 Manila-Butuan-Manila
2P 2985 / 2P 2986 Manila – Tacloban – Manila
2P 2521 / 2P 2522 Manila-Cagayan-Manila
Terminal 3
CebGo
DG 6839 / DG 6840 Manila – Siargao – Manila
DG 6881 / DG 6882 Manila – Surigao – Manila
DG 6247 / DG6248 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
DG6177 / DG6178 Manila-Masbate-Manila
Cebu Pacific
5J 785 / 5J 786 Manila – Butuan – Manila
5J 793 / 5J 794 Manila – Butuan – Manila
5J 787 / 788 Manila – Butuan – Manila
5J 559 / 5J 560 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 597 / 5J 598 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 569 / 5J 570 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 563 / 5J564 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 557 / 5J 556 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 909 / 5J 910 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 897 / 5J 898 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 895 / 5J 896 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 891 / 5J 892 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 899 / 5J 900 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 901 / 5J 902 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 907 / 5J 908 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 903 / 5J 904 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 893 / 5J 894 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
5J 905 / 5J 906 Manila – Boracay (Caticlan) – Manila
*5J 781 / 782 Manila-Ozamiz-Manila
AirAsia Philippines
Z2 221 / 222 Manila-Caticlan -Manila
Z2 225 / 226 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
Z2 227 / 228 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
Z2 223 / 224 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
Total number of cancelled flights: arrival 46, departure – 47. (PNA, with updated flight advisory information from Karen Villanda) – jlo
