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LIST: Flights cancelled as Mangkhut lashes HK, China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 01:00 PM

MANILA - Thirteen flights to and from Manila were cancelled on Monday as Hong Kong and China reeled from the havoc caused by Supertyphoon Mangkhut, the airport authority said.  Read more »

Canceled flights due to Ompong: Sept 15, 16, 17

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:00 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Several flights on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were canceled as the country braced for Typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut), the strongest storm so far this year.  Read more »

Canceled flights due to Ompong: Sept 14, 15, 16

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 12:19 AM

Some airlines canceled several flights starting Friday in anticipation of Typhoon Ompong.  Read more »

LIST: Airlines cancel weekend flights due to Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 10:35 AM

The following flights have been canceled as of Thursday evening. Read more »

Passengers suffer illness on separate flights to U.S. from Europe

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 06:39 AM

Passengers and crew on two flights arriving in Philadelphia from Europe on Thursday were screened by medical teams after 12 people aboard became ill with flu-like symptoms, a day after a similar outbreak on a flight from Dubai to New York. Read more »

Flight attendant na tumulong sa matandang pasahero, pinuri ng netizens

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 04:50 PM

MAYNILA - Hindi inaasahan ng isang flight attendant na ang pagtulong na ginawa niya noon sa isang matandang pasahero ay aani ng papuri mula sa netizens.   Read more »

PAL cancels Osaka flights Tuesday because of Jebi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 07:14 PM

Philippine Airlines (PAL) said its flights to and from Osaka, Japan on Tuesday Sept. 4 have been cancelled because of typhoon Jebi.  Read more »

Senate probes NAIA chaos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 11:38 AM

The Senate on Wednesday launched a legislative inquiry into the 2-day closure of a runway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport earlier this month, which stranded tens of thousands of travelers. Read more »

How NAIA chaos affected Team Philippines competing in the Asian Games

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 01:11 PM

The arrival from Manila to Indonesia and the transportation of the athletes' equipment became an issue. Read more »

NAIA flights back to normal, says manager

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 11:06 AM

Operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport have normalized, its manager said Wednesday after a runway closure forced the cancellation of some 200 flights. Read more »

Xiamen Airlines, pagbabayarin sa aberyang idinulot sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 01:52 AM

Pagbabayarin ng Manila International Airport Authority ang Xiamen Airlines sa mga nagastos nito sa aberyang dulot ng pagsadsad ng eroplano sa NAIA. Read more »

TIMELINE: How a Chinese plane stirred days of chaos at NAIA

Text by Jamaine Punzalan and infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 08:29 PM

Here's what happened when bad weather and an aging airport combined to create at least 4 days of chaos in the Philippines' main gateway.  Read more »

Tugade to be invited to Senate probe on NAIA woes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 10:59 AM

The Senate will invite Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade to its legislative inquiry into the 2-day closure of a runway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport that stranded thousands of travelers, Senator Grace Poe said Tuesday.   Read more »

Cebu Pacific says ops back to normal after NAIA chaos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:46 AM

Cebu Pacific said Tuesday its operations have normalized after thousands of passengers were stranded by the closure of Ninoy Aquino International Airport's main runway over the weekend. Read more »

Mga airline na lumabag sa Air Passenger Bill of Rights, pupulungin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 01:15 AM

Pupulungin ngayong linggo ng Civil Aeronautics Board ang mga airline na lumabag sa Air Passenger Bill of Rights. Read more »

House to probe NAIA chaos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 05:01 PM

The House of Representatives will investigate the closure of a runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which stranded thousands of passengers over the weekend. Read more »

Xiamen Airlines added to congestion with uncoordinated flights, MIAA says

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 12:10 PM

Some 200 flights were cancelled after the stalled Boeing 737 forced the closure of the runway from late Thursday to Saturday noon. The jetliner's left engine was ripped off during a bumpy landing. Read more »

No food, no room: Flight disruptions ease but still torment some OFWs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 10:17 AM

Some overseas Filipino workers slept on the floor of the country's main airport and grappled with limited funds on Monday even as the number of cancelled flights went down after the closure of a runway there. Read more »

#WalangBiyahe: August 20 flight cancellations

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 09:57 PM

MANILA - Some flights were cancelled on Monday, August 20, due to excessive delays caused by a Chinese plane that slid off the runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Read more »

Poe wants airport execs to attend Senate probe on runway mishap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 04:25 PM

Senator Grace Poe on Sunday said managers of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport should explain why it took 2 days to remove a Chinese plane that blocked its main runway, grounding hundreds of flights. Read more »