[UPDATED] MANILA – Heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” grounded nine flights between Manila and Taipei, and 64 domestic flights on Wednesday.
As of 11 a.m., the following flights were grounded, according to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA):
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 807/808 Taipei-Manila-Taipei
Cebu Pacific (5J) 310 Manila-Taipei
5J 312/313 Manila-Taipei-Manila
Eva Air (BR) 278 Manila-Taipei
BR 261 Taipei-Manila
Philippine Airlines (PR) 894/895 Manila-Taipei-Manila
Domestic flights:
5J 404/405 Manila-Laoag-Manila
5J 919/920 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J 909/910 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila
5J 649/650 Manila-Tacloban-Manila
5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan-Manila
5J 617/618 Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila
5J 457/458 Manila-Iloilo-Manila
5J 993/994 Manila-General Santos-Manila
5J 853/854 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila
5J 705/706 Manila-Dipolog-Manila
5J 323/324 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
5J 639/640 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila
5J 557/558 Manila-Cebu-Manila
5J 487/488 Manila-Bacolod-Manila
CebGo (DG) 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila
DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila
DG 6117/6118 Manila-Naga-Manila
DG 6177/6178 Manila-Masbate-Manila
DG 6841/6842 Manila-Siargao-Manila
DG 6055/6056 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6043/6044 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6047/6048 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6051/6052 Manila-Busuanga-Manila
DG 6837/6838 Manila-Siargao-Manila
DG 6839/6840 Manila-Siargao-Manila
DG 6195/6196 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
DG 6197/6198 Manila-Legazpi-Manila
DG 6243/6244 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
DG 6247/6248 Manila-Caticlan-Manila
DG 6507/6508 Manila-Cebu-Manila
MIAA said Royal Air's flight RW 130 From Da Nang bound for Manila was diverted to Clark.
Meanwhile, in an advisory shared at 10:39 a.m., Cebu Pacific said NAIA Terminal 4 is closed and inaccessible due to flooding.
All CebGo flights will be diverted to Terminal 3.
The weather bureau forecast heavy rains and strong winds over parts of the country, especially in Luzon, due to Carina and the southwest monsoon.
Carina is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility Wednesday night or Thursday and is expected to make landfall over the northern portion of Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon or evening. (PNA)
