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Closed MCIA runway reopens after repairs

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Closed MCIA runway reopens after repairs

By Calvin Cordova

CEBU CITY – The primary runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was reopened after it was closed on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) confirmed that the primary runway was opened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27.

The primary runway was closed due to what the MCIAA described as “necessary repairs.”

The closure of the primary runway affected several flight schedules but the airport’s operations remained normal after the secondary runway was opened at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

During the closure of the primary runway, several international flights were delayed, including CX 925 (HKG-CEB), PR 433 (NRT-CEB), and CX 926 (CEB-HKG). EK 338 (DXB-CEB) flight was cancelled.

Delayed local flights included PR 2375 (IAO-CEB), DG 6860 (IAO-CEB), 5J 581 (MNL-CEB), DG 6067 (USU-CEB), PR 2996 (ZAM-CEB), PR 1358 (GES-CEB), 5J 571 (MNL-CEB), PR 2383 (IAO-CEB), PR 2348 (PPS-CEB), DG 6283 (MPH-CEB), PR 2681 (USU-CEB), PR 2861 (MNL-CEB), DG 6210 (CEB-DRP), DG 6721 (CEB-CGY), DG 6827 (CEB-DVO), DG 6208 (CEB-DRP), PR 2315 (CEB-CGY), 5J 4527 (CEB-CGY), PR 2238 (CEB-TAC), DG 6923 (CEB-BXU), PR 2335 (CEB-BXU), 5J 582 (CEB-MNL), PR 2365 (CEB-DVO), PR 2862 (CEB-MNL), and 5J 572 (CEB-MNL).

Eleven flights were diverted to alternate airports, including DG 6860 (IAO-CEB) to Iloilo, 5J 581 (MNL-CEB) to Iloilo, DG 6067 (USU-CEB) to Iloilo, 5J 571 (MNL-CEB) to Butuan, PR 2375 (IAO-CEB) to Bacolod, PR 2996 (ZAM-CEB) to Tagbilaran, PR 1358 (GES-CEB) to Tagbilaran, PR 2383 (IAO-CEB) to Cagayan de Oro, PR 2348 (PPS-CEB) to Bacolod, PR 2681 (USU-CEB) to Cagayan de Oro, and PR 2861 (MNL-CEB) back to Manila.

Cancelled domestic flights included DG 6211 (DRP-CEB), DG 6828 (DVO-CEB), DG 6210 (CEB-DRP), and DG 6827 (CEB-DVO).

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