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Philippine Airlines closely monitoring impact of Taiwan-China rift on flights, airspace

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<p>MANILA - Philippine Airlines on Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation in Taiwan after it issued an airspace closure notice. </p><p>China earlier escalated its military activities in areas surrounding Taiwan after the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. </p><p>In a statement, PAL said it is has received a Notice to Airmen from Taiwan aviation authorities regarding a specific airspace closure from 12:00 p.m. on Aug. 4 until 12:00 p.m. on Aug. 7.</p><p>So far, flights to and from Taipei on Aug. 4 operated on schedule by &quot;utilizing a designated cleared flight routing,&quot; the flag carrier said. </p><p>&quot;Philippine Airlines assures that regular coordination is being carried out with Taiwan authorities,&quot; it said. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Philippine Airlines says it received notice from Taiwan aviation authorities on the closure of its airspace today. Aug4 to Aug 7.<br/><br/>PAL’s statement here: <a href="https://t.co/KcxjScnBGz">pic.twitter.com/KcxjScnBGz</a></p>— Jacque Manabat (@jacquemanabat) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacquemanabat/status/1555093582461435904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Pelosi&#x27;s visit has prompted China to impose sanctions on Taiwan including the suspension of trade in select products.</p><div><strong>-- with reports from Agence France-Presse and Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2156516" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Philippine Airlines on Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation in Taiwan after it issued an airspace closure notice. 