Flights to Dubai, Riyadh canceled

MANILA, Philippines, March 13 ------ Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have continued canceling their flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Philippine Airlines suspended flights until March 28 while Cebu Pacific canceled all flights until March 17.

Philippine Airlines executive vice president Carlu Fernandez said all slots for the Dubai airport have been canceled until March 28 as security assessments also show that flights to Dubai will be extremely risky. Foreign carriers like Emirates Air from Dubai, Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi, Gulf Air from Bahrain, Kuwait Airlines from Kuwait and Qatar Airways from Doha have canceled their flights to Manila since March 1.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio said since Feb. 28, some international flights have been canceled and some have been diverted due to safety considerations and airspace restrictions.

Source: philstar.com