Philippine Airlines (PAL) is cancelling 71 flights on January 15 and 19 to give way to the arrival and departure of Pope Francis at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The 31 cancelled domestic and international PAL flights on January 15 are:
1. Manila-Bacolod-Manila (2P2907/2908)
2. Manila-Busuanga-Manila (2P2033/2034)
3. Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila (2P2527/2528)
4. Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila (2P2525/2526)
5. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2057/2058)
6. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2049/2050)
7. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2063/2064)
8. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2053/2054)
9. Manila-Davao-Manila (2P2817/2818)
10. Manila-Davao-Manila (2P2819/2820)
11. Manila-Davao-Manila (2P2823/2824)
12. Manila-Dumaguete-Manila (2P2543/2544)
13. Manila-Laoag-Manila (2P2196/2197)
14. Manila-Legazpi-Manila (2P2927/2928)
15. Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila (2P2787/2788)
16. Manila-Surigao-Manila (2P2095/2096)
17. Manila-Tacloban-Manila (2P2985/2986)
18. Manila-Tacloban-Manila (2P2987/2988)
19. Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila (2P2777/2778)
20. Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila (2P2014/2015)
21. Manila-Zamboanga-Manila (2P2997/2998)
22. Davao-Manila (2P2808)
23. Cebu-Manila (PR2860)
24. Manila-Cebu-Manila (PR2861/2862)
25. Manila-Cebu (PR2863)
26. Manila-Singapore-Manila (PR511/502)
27. Manila-Hong Kong-Manila (PR318/319)
28. Manila-Hong Kong-Manila (PR312/313)
29. Manila-Kansai (PR408)
30. Manila-Bangkok-Manila (PR736/737)
31. Manila-Honolulu-Manila (PR100/101)
Those cancelled on January 19 are:
1. Manila-Bacolod-Manila (2P2903/2914)
2. Manila-Basco-Manila (2P2084/2085)
3. Manila-Busuanga-Manila (2P2031/2032)
4. Manila-Butuan-Manila (2P2967/2968)
5. Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila (PR1519/1520)
6. Manila-Calbayog-Manila (2P2071/2072)
7. Manila-Catarman-Manila (2P2079/2080)
8. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2039/2040)
9. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2045/2046)
10. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2043/2044)
11. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2051/2052)
12. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2059/2060)
13. Manila-Caticlan-Manila (2P2041/2042)
14. Manila-Davao-Manila (2P2811/2810)
15. Manila-Davao-Manila (2P2813/2814)
16. Manila-Iloilo-Manila (2P2931/2940)
17. Manila-Kalibo-Manila (2P2969/2970)
18. Manila-Legazpi-Manila (2P2925/2926)
19. Manila-Naga-Manila (2P2265/2266)
20. Manila-Ozamiz-Manila (2P2889/2890)
21. Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila (2P2781/2782)
22. Manila-Roxas-Manila (2P2201/2202)
23. Manila-Surigao-Manila (2P2095/2096)
24. Manila-Tacloban-Manila (2P2981/2982)
25. Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila (2P2773/2774)
26. Manila-Zamboanga-Manila (2P2993/2994)
27. Manila-Zamboanga-Manila (2P2991/2992)
28. Zamboanga-Jolo-Zamboanga (2P2245/2246)
29. Manila-Cebu-Manila (PR2841/2842)
30. Cebu-Manila (PR2846)
31. Manila-Cebu (PR2849)
32. Manila-Hong Kong-Manila (PR300/301)
33. Manila-Hong Kong (PR312 Jan. 18) & Hong Kong-Manila (PR313)
34. Manila-Singapore (PR509 Jan. 18) & Singapore-Manila (PR510)
35. Manila-Haneda-Manila (PR422/421)
36. Manila-Haneda-Manila (PR424/423)
37. Manila-Bangkok-Manila (PR730/731)
38. Manila-Jakarta-Manila (PR539/540)
39. Manila-Fukuoka-Manila (PR426/425)
40. Manila-Singapore-Manila (PR507/508)
PAL advised passengers booked on these flights to call PAL Reservations (632-8558888) for rebooking and/or refund assistance.
The airline said tickets may be rebooked for travel within 30 days from the original travel date without penalty, provided tickets are still valid. Tickets may be refunded without penalty. Rerouting will be allowed under certain conditions.
Passengers may also check the PAL website (www.philippineairlines.com) or PAL Facebook page for updates on the status of their flights.
Passengers are also advised to allot more time in going to the airport due to road closures and the anticipated traffic from well-wishers who will line up the streets around the airport.
Pope Francis will fly to Tacloban via PAL on January 17, leaving Manila at 8:15 a.m., returning at 5 p.m.
PAL was assigned as the official Papal carrier of Pope Francis' first pastoral visit to the Philippines.