(Editor's Note: This list of cancelled flights incorporates corrections from the Manila International Airport Authority.)
MANILA (3rd UPDATE)—Several flights to and from Hong Kong were canceled Wednesday, August 14 as pro-democracy protests continue within the airport vicinity.
Affected flights from and to the Philippines as of 1 p.m. Wednesday:
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
- PR 306 - Manila to Hong Kong
- PR 307 - Hong Kong to Manila
The flag carrier said it would provide the following replacement flights:
- PR 5306 - Manila to Hong Kong ETD 9:30 p.m. Wednesday
- PR 5307- Hong Kong to Manila ETD 1:15 a.m. Thursday
The following flights were re-timed:
- PR 310- Manila to Hong Kong: new ETD 10 p.m. Tuesday from the original ETD 7 p.m. Tuesday
- PR 311 - Hong Kong to Manila: new ETD 1:25 a.m. Thursday from the original ETD 10:25 p.m. Wednesday
CEBU PACIFIC
- 5J 114 - Manila to Hong Kong
- 5J 115 - Hong Kong to Manila
CATHAY PACIFIC
- CX913 - Hong Kong to Manila
- CX934 - Manila to Hong Kong
- CX935 - Hong Kong to Manila
Hundreds of flights to and from Hong Kong were canceled Tuesday even though its airport resumed operations in the morning following anti-government protests.
Thousands of protesters, angry with the government's refusal to fully withdraw a now-suspended extradition bill and police violence during protests, swarmed the airport.—With a report from Kyodo News
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