AT LEAST 30 flights are cancelled in Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) due to the bad weather today.
Of this, 16 are Cebgo flights while 14 are Air Philippines.
These flights are supposed to travel to/from Cebu to Cagayan De Oro, Ozamiz, Butuan, Surigao, Siargao, Camiguin and Tandag.
This is based on the report of MCIA personnel who are taking the shift of 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In their Facebook account, Cebu Pacific also posted a list of cancelled flights which includes Cebgo flights scheduled Friday, December 22.
Cebu-Siargao-Cebu
DG 6851 / DG 6582
DG 6853 / DG 6854
DG 6885 / DG 6896
DG 6901 / DG 6902
Cebu-Tandag-Cebu
DG 6951 / DG 6952
Cebu-Butuan-Cebu
DG 6925 / DG 6926
Manila-Butuan-Manila
5J 791 / 5J 792
5J 785 / 5J 786
5J 793 / 5J 794
Cebu-Camiguin-Cebu
DG 6690 / DG 6691
Davao-Dumaguete-Davao
DG 6532 / DG 6533
Cagayan de Oro-Dumaguete-Cagayan de Oro
DG 6537 / DG 6536
Cagayan de Oro-Tagbilaran-Cagayan de Oro
DG 6785 / DG 6784
Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila
5J 397 / 5J 398
5J 383 / 5J 384
5J 379 / 5J 380
5J 391 / 5J 392
5J 385 / 5J 386
5J 389 / 5J 390
Iloilo-Cagayan de Oro-Iloilo
5J 695 / 5J 696
Cebu-Cagayan de Oro-Cebu
DG 6715 / DG 6718
DG 6719 / DG 6720
DG 6717 / DG 6722
DG 6724
Davao-Cagayan de Oro
DG 6738
Cagayan de Oro-Caticlan-Cagayan de Oro
DG 6302 / DG 6303
Storm warning signals remained hoisted over several areas in the country, particularly in Mindanao, hours after Severe Tropical Storm Vinta made landfall in Cateel, Davao Oriental.
As of 6 a.m. Friday, December 22, the storm was located in the vicinity of Boston, Davao Oriental. It was packing maximum winds of 90 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 125 kph.
Pagasa said that scattered to widespread moderate to heavy rains will prevail over Visayas and Mindanao within 24 hours. (FMG/VoxPop Cebu)