Several flights canceled at Mactan-Cebu Airport due to Kanlaon eruption

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several domestic flights to and from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) were canceled on Thursday, July 9, following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island earlier in the day, airport officials announced.

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The following flights have been canceled, according to the latest advisory from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport:

PR 2279 CEB-BCD (Cebu–Bacolod)

PR 2313 CEB-CGY (Cebu–Cagayan de Oro)

PR 2664 CEB-USU (Cebu–Busuanga)

PR 2850 CEB-MNL (Cebu–Manila)

PR 2351 CEB-IAO (Cebu–Siargao)

PR 2682 CEB-USU (Cebu–Busuanga)

DG 6855 CEB-IAO (Cebu–Siargao)

PR 2360 MPH-CEB (Boracay–Cebu)

Passengers with affected bookings are advised to coordinate directly with their respective airlines for rebooking, refund, or rerouting options.

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Kanlaon Volcano eruption

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology confirmed a moderately explosive eruption at Kanlaon’s summit crater around 7:33 a.m., lasting about three minutes and producing a dark gray ash plume that rose two to three kilometers from the crater before drifting eastward.

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The eruption ended around 7:36 a.m., with no immediate reports of casualties as of this writing.

Phivolcs has kept Kanlaon under Alert Level 2 and reiterated that entry into the four-kilometer-radius Permanent Danger Zone remains strictly prohibited.

Ashfall from the eruption also drifted into Cebu, prompting at least 20 localities to suspend work and classes as a safety precaution. / ###

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