List of Cancelled Flights Today, August 18
CANCELLED FLIGHTS – Due to the closure of the main runway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), several flights are affected.
More than twenty-five flights were affected yesterday, August 17, because of the closure of NAIA’s main runway. Based on a report, the closure of the runway followed a Chinese passenger plane’s hard landing.
Due to the bad weather, the Xiamen Air flight MF 8667 went off the runway. It was boarded by 157 passengers and 8 crews. Everyone is safe.
The opening of the runway was scheduled yesterday at 4:00 in the afternoon. However, it was moved to 7:00 in the evening until it was moved again.
Based on a report on CNN, Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal revealed the order of Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade. The DOT Secretary has ordered the MIAA to “open the runway safe” for the people.
The runway is set to be opened at 12: oo noon today. Due to the incident, there are cancelled flights as of Friday night. Here is the list:
Terminal 1
Asiana Airlines
- OZ 702/701 MNL-Seoul-MNL
Etihad Airlines
- EY 421 Manila – Abu Dhabi 2336H
Eva Air
- BR 271 Taipei-MNL
- BR 272 MNL-Taipei
Saudia Airlines
- SV 871 Manila – Jeddah 1810H
Hongkong Airlines
- HX 781 Hong Kong- Manila 2300H
China Airlines
- CI 711 Kaohsiung- Manila 0910H
- CI 712 Manila – Kaohsiung 1000H
Qatar Airways
- QR 933 MNL-Doha
Terminal 2
Philippine Airlines
- PR 453 MNL-GES 0715H
- PR 454 GES-MNL 1215H
- PR 1845 MNL-CEB 0655H
- PR 1846 CEB-MNL 1010H
- PR 432 MNL-TOKYO 1440H
- PR 408 MNL – Osaka Kansai 1355H
- PR 438 MNL – NAGOYA 1355H
- 2P 2959 MNL – CD0 0715H
- PR 300 MNL-HKG 0755H
- PR 301 HKG-MNL 1330H
- PR 422 MNL-HKG 1330H
- PR 421 HND-MNL 0825H
- PR 507 MNL-SIN 0955H
- PR 508 SIN-MNL 1830H
- PR 418 MNL-PUS 1955H
- PR 419 PUS-MNL 2345H
- PR 1466 MNL-ICN 2345H
- PR 467 ICN-MNL 1110H
- PR 730 MNL-BKK 0945H
- PR 731 BKK-MNL 1800H
Tiger Airways
- TR 306 MNL-HKG 1435H
- TR 307 HKG-MNL 2015H
Terminal 3
Cathay Pacific
- CX 908 MNL-Hong Kong 0600H
- CX 912 MNL – Hong Kong 0825H
- CX 906 MNL-Hong Kong 1050H
- CX 907 Hong Kong – MNL 0940H
Cebu Pacific
- 5J 272 MNL- Hong Kong 0600H
- 5J 273 Hong Kong – MNL 1200H
- 5J 5054 MN – Hong Kong 0615H
- 5J 5055 NARITA – MNL 1720H
- 5J 929 MNL-BANGKOK 0615H
- 5J 930 Bangkok – MNL 1445H
- 5J 110 MNL-Hong Kong 0735H
- 5J 111 Hong Kong- MNL 1400H
- 5J 112 MNL-Hong Kong
- 5J 113 Hong Kong-MNL
- 5J 114 MNL-Dubai
- 5J 115 Dubai-MNL
- 5J 805 MNL-SIN 1330H
- 5J 806 SIN-MNL 2330H
- 5J 188 Manila-Incheon
- 5J 187 Incheon-Manila
- 5J 487 Manila-Bacolod
- 5J 488 Bacolod-Manila
Terminal 4
AirAsia
- Z2 329/330 MNL-Tacloban-MNL
- Z2 313/314 MNL-Iloilo-MNL
- Z2 773/774 MNL-Cebu-MNL
- Z2 621/622 MNL-Davao-MNL
Skyjet
- M8 713/714 MNL-Busuanga-MNL
Meanwhile, the following flights will be diverted to the Clark International Airport:
Cebu Pacific
- 5J 804 Singapore-Manila
- 5J 187 Incheon-Manila
Philippine Airlines
- PR 103 Los Angeles – Manila
- PR 115 San Francisco – Manila
- PR 119 Toronto – Manila
- PR 113 Los Angeles – Manila
- PR 419 Busan – Manila
- PR 469 Seoul – Manila
- PR 210 Melbourne – Manila
Aside from the cancelled flights, there are also diverted flights. Here is the list of diverted flights to other airports:
Mactan Cebu International Airport
Philippine Airlines
- PR 115 San Francisco – Manila
- PR 117 Vancouver – Manila
- PR 219 Aukland – Manila
Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand
- PR 655 Riyadh Saudi Arabia – Manila
- PR 683 Dammam Saudi Arabia – Manila
Hong Kong International Airport
- PR 721 London – Manila.
Based on the report, there are also reinstated flights:
Cathay Pacific
- CX 900 MNL – Hong Kong 1235H
- CX 901 Hong Kong – MNL 1125H
- CX 906 MNL- Hong Kong 1050H
For today, August 18, as of this writing, there are ten cancelled flights:
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We will keep you posted for further updates.
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