Tag: emergency evacuation

Runway at Iloilo airport temporarily closed after Cebu Pacific plane incident; several flights cancelled

(Eagle News)– The runway at the Iloilo International Airport was temporarily closed early Saturday, following what airline authorities said was the “veer(ing) to the side” of a Cebu Pacific plane the day before. It was still unclear what caused flight 5J 461–which came from Manila—to do the same upon landing at the airport. Cebu Pacific reported, however, that all 180 passengers and its six crew members, who were made to evacuate the plane by the captain, are […]