MANILA – The Mactan-Cebu International Airport's (MCIA) runway will operate partially until Nov. 8, as authorities continued to work on the extraction of an aircraft that overran the runway last Oct. 23.
In an advisory on Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the runway will be operational for all types of aircraft from 5 a.m. to 4:59 p.m. of Oct. 25 until Nov. 8.
But the runway will be closed from 5 p.m. to 4:59 a.m. during the same period.
CAAP said it has issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) on the operating hours. This NOTAM will be modified depending on the developments in the extraction of a Korean Air aircraft from the end of MCIA's runway.
Flight operations were halted after the aircraft from Incheon, South Korea overran the runway. It was partially opened from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday.
Local and Korean authorities are investigating the incident.
Meanwhile, due to limited operations, Cebu Pacific (CEB) has announced the cancellation of the following flights scheduled for Oct. 26:
DG 6923/6924 Cebu – Butuan – Cebu
DG 6725/6726 Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Cebu
DG 6723/6724 Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Cebu
5J 599/600 Cebu – Davao – Cebu
5J 597/598 Cebu – Davao – Cebu
DG 6418/6419 Cebu – Iloilo – Cebu
5J 569/570 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 557/556 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 559/560 Manila – Cebu – Manila
DG 6503/6504 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 2503/2504 Cebu – Manila – Cebu
5J 2505/2506 Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 2509 Manila – Cebu
5J 140/141 Cebu – Boracay (Caticlan) – Cebu
5J 547 (Oct 26) / 5J 548 (Oct 27) Cebu – Singapore – Cebu
DG 6573/6574 Cebu – Tacloban – Cebu
DG 6066/6067 Cebu – Coron – Cebu
Affected passengers may rebook their tickets, but fare difference will apply if the travel period is beyond 30 days from the original flight schedule.
They may also opt for a refund, or store the amount in a virtual CEB wallet. (PNA)
