Flight cancellations on December 17 due to Urduja

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 17) — Several local flights were canceled for Sunday due to Tropical Depression Urduja.

Here is the list of cancelled flights as of 2:30 p.m., according to the Manila International Airport Authority:

Cebu Pacific:

• 5J 321/322 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
• 5J 821/822 Manila-Virac-Manila
• 5J 901/902 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 
5J 905/906 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 5J 891/892 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 5J375/376 Manila-Roxas-Manila
• 5J 895/896 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 5J 899/900 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 5J 339/340 Manila-Kalibo-Manila

CebGo:

• DG 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila
• DG 6111/6112 Manila-Naga-Manila
• DG 6041/6042 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
• DG 6055/6056 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
• DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila
• DG 6117/6118 Manila-Naga-Manila
• DG 6177/6178 Manila-Masbate-Manila
• DG 6073/6074 Manila-Tablas-Manila
• DG 6243/6244 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• DG 6247/6248 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• DG 6366/6367 Manila-Roxas-Manila

PAL Express:

• 2P 2981/2982 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
• 2P 2203/2204 Manila-Roxas-Manila
• 2P 2921/2922 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
• 2P 2043/2044 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 2P 2041/2042 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 2P 2053/2054 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• 2P 2031/2032 Manila-Busuanga-Manila

AirAsia Zest

• Z2 715/716 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
• Z2 711/712 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
• Z2 709/710 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
• Z2 219/220 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• Z2 221/222 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
• Z2 223/224 Manila-Caticlan-Manila

SkyJet

• M8 715/716 Manila-Busuanga-Manila

The Tacloban Airport has also resumed normal operations on Sunday morning after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Philippine Air Force cleared it of fallen trees and other debris, as Urduja battered Eastern Visayas on Saturday.

Authorities suspended operations on Friday noon, which prompted authorities to cancel all commercial flights coming in and out of the airport.

On Friday, Tacloban City was placed under a state of calamity after Urduja brought heavy rains that flooded more than half of the city, forcing the evacuation of over a thousand families, local officials said.

The CAAP also said the following airports in Region 8 are open, despite sustaining minor damage from the storm:

• Calbayog, Samar
• Catbalogan, Samar
• Catarman, Northern Samar
• Borongan, Eastern Samar
• Guiuan, Eastern Samar
• Ormoc, Leyte
• Hilongos, Leyte
• Tacloban, Leyte
• Maasin, Southern Leyte
• Biliran

As of 11 a.m. Sunday, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Urduja slightly weakened after crossing the Samar provinces.

Scattered to widespread rains will continue over the southern part of Quezon, Batangas, Mindoro provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, and northern Palawan, including Cuyo and Calamian Group of Islands, PAGASA said.