Cebu Pacific suspends all Boracay flights
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Cebu Pacific (CEB) has suspended all flights to and from Caticlan (Boracay) until further notice, following changes to airport operating conditions declared by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
CAAP has designated Caticlan, for the time being, as a one-way airport for all carriers. This means that take off should be towards the sea and landing in the opposite direction. A technical re-definition also in effect shortens the runway, despite its actual length.
“We have therefore decided to divert all Caticlan flights to Kalibo instead and from there bus all our Boracay-bound passengers at no extra cost,” said CEB President and CEO, Lance Gokongwei. “We continue to work closely with our industry partner, the CAAP, to find a speedy resolution, to these airport issues, to allow Cebu Pacific to re-instate flights to Caticlan,” he added.
CEB has been operating direct flights to Caticlan since February 2008, previously serving the route with 15 daily round-trip flights.
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