Cebu Pacific cancels 16 Zamboanga flights until Thursday

Published September 10, 2013 10:30pm

Cebu Pacific on Tuesday said it is canceling 16 flights with destination points in Zamboanga City, Citing the suspension of Zamboanga Airport's operations until at least Thursday.

In an advisory, Cebu Pacific said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines had suspended Zamboanga Airport's operations from September 10 to 12 "due to the current security situation in Zamboanga."

Because of this, it said the following flights are cancelled from September 10 to 12.

5J 851/852: Manila-Zamboanga-Manila
5J 855/856: Manila-Zamboanga-Manila
5J 859/860: Manila-Zamboanga-Manila
5J 857/858: Manila-Zamboanga-Manila
5J 433/434: Cebu-Zamboanga-Ceb
5J 393/394: Davao-Zamboanga-Davao
5J 839/840: Zamboanga - Tawi-Tawi – Zamboanga
5J 845/844: Cagayan de Oro – Zamboanga - Cagayan de Oro

"CEB hopes for its guests’ understanding as this situation is beyond the airline’s control. CEB will continue to provide updates as soon as available," the air carrier said.

Cebu Pacific said affected passengers may avail of the following options:

- Rebooking of flights for travel within 30 days from original departure date with no penalties, full travel fund or full refund

- Rerouting their flights to the nearest alternate station to Zamboanga.

It said guests may call (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888 for their preferred option, "any time even after their flights." — ELR, GMA News

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