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Cebu Pacific could face penalties as more flights cancelled: regulator

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rev7ayQ2b_Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA -- Cebu Pacific could be penalized over an unprecedented wave of flight cancellations that is expected to last until May 10, an aviation official said Tuesday.</p><p>The country&#x27;s largest airline said late Monday that it was cancelling <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/29/19/cebu-pacific-to-cancel-more-flights-until-may-10">58 domestic round trip flights</a> until May 10. It cancelled <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/28/19/list-cebu-pacific-cancels-dozens-of-flights-on-april-28-30">44 flights</a> from April 28 to 29, citing damaged aircraft and heavy traffic.</p><p>&quot;If there are violations, definitely they (Cebu Pacific) will be meted out with appropriate penalty,&quot; said Civil Aeronautics Board chief legal officer Wyrlou Samodio.</p><p>The CAB is &quot;examining every reason given by Cebu Pacific&quot;, Samodio said. </p><p>The Gokongwei-led airline earlier <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/29/19/cebu-pacific-apologizes-for-unprecedented-flight-cancellations">apologized for the cancellations</a>. It said operations would normalize &quot;over the coming days&quot; leading to the May 13 elections.</p><p>Passengers affected by the disruption should be notified by the airline and may be entitled to hotel accommodation if they were already at the airport before the cancellations were announced, Samodio said.</p><p>The following round trip flights are cancelled until May 10, according to Cebu Pacific:</p><div><strong>May 1 (Wednesday)</strong></div><p>5J551/5J552 Manila-Cebu-Manila<br/>5J623/5J624 Manila-Dumaguete-Manila<br/>5J983 Manila-Davao<br/>5J639/5J640 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila<br/>5J504/5J505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila</p><div><strong>May 2 (Thursday)</strong></div><p>5J473/5J474 Manila-Bacolod-Manila<br/>5J569/5J570 Manila-Cebu-Manila<br/>5J983/5J984 Manila-Davao-Manila<br/>5J455/5J456 Manila-Iloilo-Manila<br/>5J891/5J892 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila</p><div><strong>May 3 (Friday)</strong></div><p>DG6503/DG6504 Manila-Cebu-Manila<br/>DG6241/DG6242 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila<br/>DG6663/DG6664 Cebu-Zamboanga-Cebu<br/>DG6987-DG6988 Zamboanga-Tawi-Tawi-Zamboanga <br/>5J984 Davao-Manila<br/>5J 791/5J792 Manila-Butuan-Manila<br/>5J 859/5J860 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila<br/>5J 901/5J902 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila<br/>5J 631/5J632 Manila-Dumaguete-Manila</p><div><strong>May 4 (Saturday) </strong></div><p>DG6509/DG6510 Manila-Cebu-Manila<br/>DG6462/DG6463 Cebu-Bacolod-Cebu<br/>DG6515/DG6516 Cebu-Dumaguete-Cebu<br/>DG6241/DG6242 Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila<br/>5J 791/5J792 Manila-Butuan-Manila<br/>5J 859/5J860 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila<br/>5J 621/5J622 Manila-Bohol (Tagbilaran)-Manila<br/>5J 327/5J328 Manila-Legazpi-Manila<br/>5j 861/5J862 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila</p><div><strong>May 5 (Sunday)</strong></div><p>5J641/5J642 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila<br/>5J 859/5J860 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila<br/>5J 621/5J622 Manila-Bohol (Tagbilaran)-Manila<br/>5J 327/5J328 Manila-Legazpi-Manila<br/>5J389/5J390 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila</p><div><strong>May 6 (Monday)</strong></div><p>5J641/5J642 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila<br/>5J 859/5J860 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila<br/>5J 629/5J630 Manila-Dumaguete-Manila<br/>5J375/5J376 Manila-Roxas-Manila<br/>5J377/5J378 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila</p><div><strong>May 7 (Tuesday)</strong></div><p>5J 781/5J782 Manila-Ozamiz-Manila<br/>5J504/5J505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila<br/>5J389/5J390 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila<br/>5J471/5J472 Manila-Bacolod-Manila<br/>5J461/5J462 Manila-Iloilo-Manila</p><div><strong>May 8 (Wednesday) </strong></div><p>5J641/5J642 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila<br/>5J463/5J464 Manila-Iloilo-Manila<br/>5J389/5J390 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila<br/>5J395/5J396 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila<br/>5J579 Manila-Cebu</p><div><strong>May 9 (Thursday)</strong></div><p>5J991/5J992 Manila-General Santos-Manila<br/>5J635/5J636 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila<br/>5J 857/5J858 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila<br/>5J 327/5J328 Manila-Legazpi-Manila<br/>5J981/5J982 Manila-Davao-Manila<br/>5J 580 Cebu-Manila</p><div><strong>May 10 (Friday)</strong></div><p>5J991/5J992 Manila-General Santos-Manila<br/>5J 859/5J860 Manila-Zamboanga-Manila<br/>5J 629/5J630 Manila-Dumaguete-Manila<br/>5J389/5J390 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila<br/>5J395/5J396 Manila-Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan)-Manila</p>

<p>The country's largest airline said late Monday that it was cancelling 58 domestic round trip flights until May 10. It cancelled 44 flights from April 28 to 29, citing damaged aircraft and heavy traffic.</p>

The country's largest airline said late Monday that it was cancelling 58 domestic round trip flights until May 10. It cancelled 44 flights from April 28 to 29, citing damaged aircraft and heavy traffic.