Several flights from Manila bound to Visayas cities were cancelled Tuesday, June 4, amid the ongoing volcanic activity of Mount Kanlaon, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has announced.
NAIA said Cebu Pacific, Air Asia and Philippine Airlines’ PAL Express released separate advisories, informing travelers of changes in their flight schedules following the eruption of Mount Kanlaon on Monday evening, June 3.
As of 7:20 AM on Tuesday, NAIA said the following flights have been cancelled:
Cebu Pacific (5J)
5J 473/474: Manila–Bacolod-Manila
5J 451/452: Manila –Iloilo–Manila
5J 453/454 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
5J 476 Bacolod-Manila
5J 464 Iloilo-Manila
5J 454 Iloilo-Manila
AirAsia (Z2)
Z2 761/762: Manila-Cebu-Manila
Z2 603/604: Manila-Bacolod-Manila
Z2 306/307: Manila-Iloilo-Manila
PAL Express (2P)
2P 2841/2842 Manila-Cebu-Manila
2P 2139/2140 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
2P 2129/2130 Manila–Bacolod-Manila
2P 2131/2132 Manila-Bacolod-Manila
2P 2141/2142 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
2P 2905/2906 Manila-San Jose, Antique-Manila
2P 2835 Manila-Cebu
2P 2836 Cebu-Manila
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Alert Level 2 remains over Mount Kanlaon, which had a six-minute explosive eruption on Monday evening. It registered at least 43 volcanic earthquakes based on the latest monitoring of the state seismic agency.
Kanlaon is an active andesitic stratovolcano that straddles between the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental in the Negros Island Region. It is located approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) southeast of Bacolod City.