Cebu flights to be cancelled, rescheduled as runway undergoes rehab

A NUMBER of domestic and international flights to and from the Mactan-Cebu International airport will be cancelled or rescheduled from Sept. 1-21 as runway 04/22 will be closed for repair and rehabilitation. The runway closure will be between 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. All flights outside these window hours will remain operational. “Passengers of cancelled flights have been reprotected on next available flights and have been notified via email (Trip Notification) and/or call-out. Passengers of re-timed flights have been informed of their revised flight schedule via email and/or call-out,” Philippine Airlines said in a statement. Passengers who booked through travel agents are advised to check with their agents for the new schedule. Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific, in a separate statement, apologized for the inconvenience and offered to rebook, reroute or refund affected flights without charges. “The closure of the runway is necessary to allow for the extremely important runway rehabilitation spearheaded by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority,” Cebu Pacific said. — Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio