Mactan-Cebu airport back to normal; 37 flights cancelled

Lists of affected PAL and Cebu Pacific flights

By: Lisbet K. Esmael - Reporter / @lisbetesmael

The Philippine Daily Inquirer / 09:24 PM July 12, 2025

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport . (https://www.archdaily.com)

MANILA, Philippines — The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is again operating under normal conditions on Saturday evening. This was after runway issues were resolved.

“We would like to inform the public that immediate repair works on the primary runway have been successfully completed as of 7:30PM, and that the runway is now fully operational,” the MCIA said in an advisory.

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“Flight operations have resumed, and all airport activities are back to normal,” it added.

Aboitiz InfraCapital, the operator of the air gateway, could not immediately provide the number of affected flights.

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In an separate advisory, low cost carrier Cebu Pacific said at least 10 of its scheduled flights were cancelled:

DG 6066/6067: Cebu – Busuanga – Cebu
DG 6208/6209: Cebu – Legazpi – Cebu
DG 6210/6211: Cebu – Legazpi – Cebu
DG 6286/6287: Cebu – Caticlan – Cebu
DG 6579/6580: Cebu – Tacloban – Cebu
DG 6607/6608: Cebu – Dipolog – Cebu
DG 6853/6854: Cebu – Siargao – Cebu
DG 6859/6860: Cebu – Siargao – Cebu
DG 6930: Butuan – Cebu
5J 133: Caticlan – Cebu
5J 227/228: Cebu – Puerto Princesa – Cebu
5J 229/230: Cebu – Puerto Princesa – Cebu
5J 552: Cebu – Manila
5J 581/582: Manila – Cebu – Manila
5J 586: Cebu – Manila
5J 595/596: Cebu – Davao – Cebu

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Earlier in the day, flag carrier Philippine Airlines said that the temporary closure of the runway resulted in the cancellation of the following flights:

PR 2287 Cebu-Bacolod
PR 2365/2366 Cebu-Davao-Cebu
PR 2238/2239 Cebu-Tacloban-Cebu
PR 2388/2389 Cebu-Iloilo-Cebu
PR 2995/2996 Cebu-Zamboanga-Cebu
PR 2313/2314 Cebu-Cagayan de Oro-Cebu
PR 2315/2316 Cebu-Cagayan de Oro-Cebu
PR 2382/2383 Cebu-Siargao-Cebu
PR 2335/2336 Cebu-Butuan-Cebu
PR 2375 Siargao-Cebu
PR 2850 Cebu-Manila
PR 2681 Busuanga (Coron)-Cebu
PR 2867/2868 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 2861/2862 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 2854 Cebu-Manila
PR 2863/2864 Manila-Cebu-Manila
PR 2880 Cebu-Manila
PR 2853 Manila-Cebu
PR 2358 General Santos-Cebu
5J 603/604: Cebu – Davao – Cebu
5J 4448: Zamboanga – Cebu

The airlines reminded their passengers to continue monitoring their flight status.

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Mactan-Cebu airport back to normal; 37 flights cancelled

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