MANILA, Philippines - The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Sunday lifted the notice to airman (NOTAM) shutting down 10 domestic airports in anticipation of Yolanda’s landfall Friday.
As of 4:34 p.m. today, Kalibo airport has resumed normal operations leaving only three domestic airports - Tacloban, Roxas, and Busuanga - still closed for operations but military and humanitarian flights are allowed to land.
CAAP Director General William K. Hotchkiss lll and his team who flew in Busuanga early this morning brought emergency communication equipment to hasten the immediate normalization of airport operations there.
Hotchkiss ordered CAAP personnel at the three airports to render 24/7 duties in order to expedite normalization.
Meanwhile CAAP Operations and Rescue Coordinating Center released domestic flights cancelled for Sunday;
Cebu Pacific cancelled; eight Manila/Busuanga/Manila flights (5J 529/530, 531/532, 539/540, and 527/528), two Manila/Roxas/Manila flights (5J 373/374), eight Manila/Kalibo/Manila flights (5J 339/340, 343/344, 345/346, and 334/335), and eight Manila/Tacloban/Manila flights (5J 651/652, 659/660, 653/654, and 657/658).
PalExpress cancelled: eight Manila/Tacloban/Manila flights (2P 971/972, 969/970, 977/978, and 985/986), two Manila/Busuanga/Manila flights (2P 033/034), two Manila/Kalibo/Manila flights (2P 081/082), and two Manila/Roxas/Manila flights (2P 201/202).
source: interaksyon.com
