Cebu Pacific, AirAsia and Philippine Airlines Advisory
Cancelled Flights Due to Emergency Runway Repair at Tacloban Airport
As of April 3, 2024; 11:00 AM
Due to the runway closure at Tacloban Airport for an emergency repair, the following Cebu Pacific (CEB) flights scheduled on April 3, 2024 are cancelled:
5J 651/652: Manila – Tacloban – Manila
5J 653/654: Manila – Tacloban – Manila
5J 655/656: Manila – Tacloban – Manila
5J 659/660: Manila – Tacloban – Manila
Affected passengers have been informed via email and provided with the following options through the Manage Booking portal on the CEB website https://brnw.ch/21wIs0g:
1. Free Rebooking
Rebook without fare difference for travel up to thirty (30) days from original flight date. The fare difference will apply if the travel period is beyond thirty (30) days from the original flight date.
2. Travel Fund
Store the amount in a virtual CEB wallet and use this to either book a new flight or pay for add-ons (example: baggage allowance, seat selection, etc.)
3. Refund
Full refund of your ticket.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.
CEB is working closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines regarding this matter.,We will provide updates as necessary.
-The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) today suspended operations at Tacloban Airport to give way to immediate clearing of Foreign Object Debris (FODs) and repair of the runway which will last until 1600H (4PM) today, 03 April 2024.
AirAsia is in ongoing dialogue with CAAP and the Airport Authorities in Tacloban on the developments of the runway closure. Once the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) is lifted the following afternoon Z2 flights are expected to be on schedule:
Z2 327- Manila-Tacloban Z2 328 Tacloban-Manila Z2 329 Manila-Tacloban Z2 330 Tacloban-Manila
Meanwhile, this morning, AirAsia Philippines flight Z2 323 (Tacloban to Manila), upon touchdown and routine inspection in Manila, found asphalt debris in its elevator surface. Having “Safety #1” as our core value, our flight engineers decided to perform non-scheduled maintenance, affecting the following flights with between 15 minutes to a two hour delay:
Z2 354 Manila- Tagbilaran Z2 355 Tagbilaran- Manila Z2 697 Manila- Cagayan Z2 698 Cagayan-Manila…………..Passengers of the cancelled flights have the option to TAC cancelled flights 03Apr
2P2987/2988
MNL-TAC-MNL
2P4985/4986
MNL-TAC-MNL
2P2238/2239
MNL-TAC-MNL
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