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PAL, Cebu Pacific suspend several Boracay-bound flights following shutdown of island

Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific announced cancellation of several flights to and from Caticlan and Kalibo in Aklan following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to close Boracay for six months.

PAL said the airline company will cancel several flights from Manila bound to Caticlan and Kalibo from April 20 to October 27 and instead expand flights to other provinces. Meanwhile, flights to Caticlan from Cebu and Clark will be suspended from April 26 to October 27.

The airline company, however, clarified that nine weekly flights between Manila and Kalibo (PR2969 and 2970) and seven weekly flights between Manila and Caticlan (PR2041 / 2042) will still be offered.

“PAL will scale down its services to Caticlan and Kalibo airports for a six-month period beginning late April, and expand flights to a number of other Philippine tourist and provincial destinations during said period to help ensure the continued growth of domestic tourism,” the flag carrier said.

Passengers are also advised to “rebook / reroute / refund  with penalties and charges waived. Rerouting options cover both domestic and international routes.”

Meanwhile, Cebu Pacific cancelled the following flights dated April 26 to October 25, 2018.

  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila 5J 891/892 Daily
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila 5J 895/896
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila 5J 899/900
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila 5J 901/902
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila 5J 905/906
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila DG 6241/6242
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila DG 6243/6244
  • Manila-Caticlan-Manila DG 6247/6248
  • Cebu-Caticlan-Cebu 5J 132/133 Daily
  • Caticlan-Clark-Caticlan DG 6298/6299 Daily
  • Manila-Kalibo-Manila 5J 331/332 Daily
  • Manila-Kalibo-Manila DG 6317/6318
  • Manila-Kalibo 5J 339 Sun-Thu
  • Kalibo-Cebu 5J 413 Daily
  • Kalibo-Cebu 5J 415 Sun/Fri
  • Cebu-Kalibo-Cebu 5J 416/417 Sun
  • Clark-Kalibo 5J 351 Tue/Thu/Sat
  • Kalibo-Clark 5J 352 Mon/Wed/Fri
  • Kalibo-Incheon-Kalibo 5J 180/181 Daily

Cebu Pacific instructed affected passengers to do any of the following:

  • Get a full refund;
  • Place the full value of the ticket in a travel fund for future use;
  • Rebook the flight, subject to seat availability;
  • Reroute to any domestic destination, subject to seat availability.

The following flights will still be offered.

  • Manila-Kalibo 5J 337 Daily (except from May 1-4, 2018)
  • Kalibo-Manila 5J 338 Daily (except from May 1-4, 2018)
  • Manila-Caticlan DG 6245 Daily
  • Caticlan-Manila DG 6246 Daily
  • Cebu-Caticlan DG 6272 Daily
  • Caticlan-Cebu DG 6273 Daily

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