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50 NAIA flights canceled due to safety, aircraft issues
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) experienced flight suspensions and cancellations due to the Taal Volcano eruption's ashfall and subsequent aircraft issues.
Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific (CEB), and AirAsia Philippines canceled flights on Sunday evening and Tuesday.
PAL alone had 180 flight cancellations over two days, affecting approximately 35,000 passengers.
Aviation authorities initially halted operations at NAIA on Sunday night due to volcanic ash clouds.
Partial flight operations resumed on Monday at 10 a.m. for departures and 12 noon for arrivals.
Cancellations on Tuesday were attributed to safety and aircraft issues as airlines entered a recovery phase.
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