Philippine Airlines Cancels 71 Flights on 15 and 19 January 2015

A total of 71 Philippine Airlines (PAL) flights will be cancelled on 15 and 19 January 2015 to give way to the arrival and departure ceremonies of Pope Francis at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila, Philippines.

The 31 cancelled domestic and international PAL flights on 15 January 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 Jan. 16)
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)

The flights cancelled on 19 January 2015 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 Jan. 18)
37.Manila-Bangkok-Manila (PR730/731)
38.Manila-Jakarta-Manila (PR539/540)
39.Manila-Fukuoka-Manila (PR426/425)
40.Manila-Singapore-Manila (PR507/508).

Passengers booked on these flights are advised to contact PAL Reservations (632-8558888) for rebooking and/or refund assistance.

Tickets can 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 and rerouting will also be allowed under certain conditions.

Passengers are 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.

PAL will fly the Pope to Tacloban on 17 January, leaving Manila at 08:15 and returning at 17:00.

PAL has been tagged official Papal carrier of Pope Francis' first pastoral visit to the Philippines, after past experience of flying now Saint John Paul II in 1981 and 1995.