Cebu Pacific suspends Catarman flights due to airport safety issues

Posted on May 6, 2009

Cebu Pacific (CEB) will suspend its four-times weekly Manila-Catarman service starting May 9 because of unresolved airport safety issues.

“Since we started operations last February there had been three runway incursions by both people and vehicles, as such, we have decided to suspend our flights to Catarman in the interest of passenger safety,” Candice Iyog said Cebu Pacific’s vice president for marketing and distribution.

Iyog said the Catarman operations will resume once flight safety is assured and the runway is properly secured for commercial operations.

“We take safety seriously and cannot operate under these conditions. We are working closely with our colleagues in CAAP and local authorities to resolve these open issues.” Iyog added.

Cebu Pacific started its ATR72 service to Catarman last February 14 with scheduled flights every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

In the meantime, Cebu Pacific will increase its Manila-Calbayog flights to daily, up from three-times weekly to accommodate the affected passengers. For more information affected passengers may contact Cebu Pacific Reservations at (02) 70-20-888 to rebook their flights.

“We hope that this issue is resolved soon so we can resume our flights to Catarman and continue to offer our trademark low fares.” Iyog emphasized.

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3 Responses to “Cebu Pacific suspends Catarman flights due to airport safety issues”

  1. eunice Cutillar on May 7th, 2009 11:11 am

    hi,been waiting for the e ticket of my mother Editha B. adanza, which i conferred with your customer service officer at 7020888 at around 930am who promised to email me the said document.I was told to wait for a few seconds and its been almost 2 hours, i wonder if few seconds is tantamount to 120seconds for her. Here are the details of my moms booked flight which was purchased online last feb. 21, 2009.Confirmation no. G9GV9A, MLA – DGTE, JULY 23, 2009, 240PM, JULY 845AM. Hoping for the soonest reply.

  2. Glen Mar Achivar on May 7th, 2009 9:35 pm

    Good day. i just want to know if you have promo for the month of May – August for Cotabato – Manila vice versa flight. thanks.

    God bless you all.

  3. teody on May 21st, 2009 2:43 pm

    If catarman flights are suspended, how come do you still accept internet bookings to/from Catarman????

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