The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)said 52 flights were cancelled this morning.
MIAA General Manager Angel Honrado said all morning flights of Philippine Airlines and PAL Express were cancelled. An assessment was still being conducted about the status of PAL's afternoon flights.
Tiger Air also cancelled all its Manila outbound flights and corresponding flights, waiving the charges and issuing refunds to affected passengers.
As of 11:30 a.m., Cebu Pacific cancelled the following flights:
5J787/788 Manila-Butuan-Manila
5J385/386 Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila
5J857/858 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila
5J339/340 Manila-Kalibo-Manila
5J791/792 Manila-Butuan-Manila
5J965/968 Manila-Davao-Manila
5J506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J373/374 Manila-Roxas-Manila
5J975/966 Manila-Davao-Manila
5J327/328 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
5J659/660 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
5J995/996 Manila-General Santos-Manila
5J901/902 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J899/900 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J523/524 Manila-Naga-Manila
Ramp operations suspended
The MIAA said ramp operations at Terminals 3 and 4 have been "temporarily suspended" until further notice.
Earlier, Honrado said the ramps were flooded.
"Yung rampa natin malalim din ang tubig may kalaliman deep. Too deep for safety purposes kaya naghihintay ang mga airlines sa weather, kung itutuloy," he told dzMM.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
