MNL Flights Cancelled - Until Further Notice
Aug 17, 2018, 3:03 pm
#31
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The weather in the area is not helping matters.
Last edited by tentseller; Aug 17, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Aug 17, 2018, 3:19 pm
#32
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I looked into that, but CRK is closer to home and has no traffic. I'd fly into CRK all the time if it wasn't so expensive. Honestly, It sucks that my government pours so much money into NAIA. I hate that GD airport.
Aug 17, 2018, 3:59 pm
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If I had the choice I would pay a premium to fly into CRK. Only issue is that most of my visits are around Alabang.
Aug 17, 2018, 5:59 pm
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Thanks. Looks like a bad crash
Aug 17, 2018, 7:46 pm
#36
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Manila has only one runway for large aircraft. Cathay has up to 7 flights per day. So where is their contingency plan for closure of this single runway? i thought that the reorganisation was meant to make them nimble and able to react speedily to unforeseen events. Clearly that is all Hoggwash.
Aug 17, 2018, 7:48 pm
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Aug 17, 2018, 8:32 pm
#38
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Manila has only one runway for large aircraft. Cathay has up to 7 flights per day. So where is their contingency plan for closure of this single runway? i thought that the reorganisation was meant to make them nimble and able to react speedily to unforeseen events. Clearly that is all Hoggwash.
Aug 17, 2018, 8:38 pm
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I'm tentatively on the first flight out tomorrow with CX,
Aug 17, 2018, 11:02 pm
#40
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Manila has only one runway for large aircraft. Cathay has up to 7 flights per day. So where is their contingency plan for closure of this single runway? i thought that the reorganisation was meant to make them nimble and able to react speedily to unforeseen events. Clearly that is all Hoggwash.
Aug 18, 2018, 2:38 am
#43
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Thanks for posting this here. I'm flying to MNL on Monday just for a day-trip so if there are still disruptions it will be an issue. I will keep an eye on the website.
Aug 18, 2018, 5:20 am
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The almost impossible is organizing a last minutm move of thousands of pax plus luggage from MNL to CRK with Filipino infrastructure, bureaucracy and traffic.