MANILA -- Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled more international and domestic flights supposedly set for Nov. 20, as it heeds government's call to airlines to reduce flights while the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) works on an enhanced air navigational system.
Earlier, PAL announced the cancellation of several domestic and international flights originally scheduled from November 14 to 19.
The cancellation of flights is PAL's response to CAAP's request while its air navigational system undergoes a transition phase, PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna told reporters over the weekend.
Canceled flights for Nov. 20:
PR 313 HONG KONG-MANILA
PR 538 DENPASAR-MANILA
PR 655 RIYADH-MANILA
PR 2141 MANILA-ILOILO
PR 2142 ILOILO-MANILA
PR 2521 MANILA-CAGAYAN DE ORO
PR 2522 CAGAYAN DE ORO-MANILA
PR 2835 MANILA-CEBU
PR 2857 MANILA-CEBU
PR 2858 CEBU-MANILA
PR 2861 MANILA-CEBU
PR 453 MANILA-GENERAL SANTOS
PR 454 GENERAL SANTOS-MANILA
PR 1809 MANILA-DAVAO
PR 1810 DAVAO-MANILA
PR 1821 MANILA-DAVAO
PR 1822 DAVAO-MANILA
PR 1841 MANILA-CEBU PR 1842
CEBU-MANILA PR 1863 MANILA-CEBU
PR 1864 CEBU-MANILA
CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio earlier told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that reducing the number of flights is a measure needed for safety, since the air navigational system will have a transition phase.
This is the "migration from the old Manila ACC radar, which has a limited capacity, to the CNS-ATM (Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management) system, which can cover the whole country," he said. (PNA)
