MANILA — Several international and domestic flights were cancelled on Friday due to Typhoon Ompong, the Manila International Airport Authority said.
As of 3 p.m., the following flights were cancelled:
Xiamen Airlines (MF) 819/820 Xiamen-Manila-Xiamen
MF 8667 Xiamen-Manila
MF 818 Manila-Jinjang
Philippine Airlines (PR) 346 Manila-Pudong
PR 312 Manila-Hong Kong
SkyJet (M8) 816/817 Manila-Basco-Manila
M8 421/412 Manila-Siargao-Manila
M8 715/716 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirSwift on Thursday said they would cancel flights in northern Luzon scheduled on September 14-15.
Meanwhile, MIAA said the following flights were supposedly scheduled Saturday morning, but were re-scheduled:
PR 685 Doha-Manila
PR 655 Riyadh-Manila
PR 659 Dubai-Manila
PR 683 Dammam-Manila
PR 127 Vancouver-Manila
Emirates (EK) 334/335 Dubai-Manila-Dubai
The latest bulletin from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ompong” was last eyed 540 km. east of Baler, Aurora, heading northwest at 20 km. per hour. (Ma. Cristina Arayata/PNA)
