Typhoon Ompong (International name: Mangkhut) has already entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility causing Filipinos as well as various services totake precautionary measures to ensure their safety, including flight schedules. The supertyphoon has maximum sustained winds of 250 kph and gusts of up to 306 km per hour.
As of 7:00PM, September 13, 2018, Cebu Pacific and Cebgo have already cancelled and notified passengers on the following flights due to the typhoon warning:
September 14, 2018 (Friday)
• 5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
• 5J 192/193 Manila-Cauayan-Manila
• 5J 821/822 Manila-Virac-Manila
• DG 6111/6112 Manila-Naga-Manila
• DG 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila
September 15, 2018 (Saturday)
• 5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
• 5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
• 5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan-Manila
• DG 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila
Affected passengers are strongly advised not to proceed to the Airport, but instead avail any of the following options, without penalties:
• Rebook their flights for travel within 30 days from original departure date;
• Place the cost of the ticket in a Travel Fund for future use;
• Get a full refund.
Other passengers flying in and out of Manila and Clark from today (September 13, 2018) until Saturday (September 15, 2018), as well as those flying to and from Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday (September 16, 2018), may also avail of the above options.
Passengers are encouraged to rebook or refund before their flights through the “Manage Booking” section of the Cebu Pacific website (www.cebupacificair.com).
Cebu Pacific already anticipates to receive a high volume of requests. The airline advises affected passengers to send them a message on their official Facebook (facebook.com/cebupacificair) and Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) accounts. They may also be reached at +632 702 0888.
