March 15: Caticlan Airport closed again

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The Caticlan airport was closed again after a 19-seater Seair passenger plane got stuck on the runway when one of its tires burst upon landing on Monday, airport authorities said.

The Seair plane did not carry passengers when the incident occurred 7:34 a.m. Monday, and all three crewmembers on board—the pilot, the co-pilot and a mechanic—were safe, Caticlan airport manager Mecine Torres told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in a telephone interview.

However, around 13 incoming and outgoing flights have been diverted to the Kalibo airport as a spare tire for the grounded plane is still being sent over, as of this posting.

Mecine said the airport was supposed to resume its operations sometime afternoon of Monday after the plane was towed to the ramp.

The Caticlan airport was previously closed several times after planes either overshot or undershot the runway on landing.

Air Philippines resumed its flights to Boracay on December 1 while that of Cebu Pacific returned on March 1.

Source: Inquirer

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Direct flights to Boracay Caticlan airport are operational again according to airline sources in Manila.

Flights to Boracay Caticlan Airport was temporarily suspended last year (for all aircraft except SEAir's) because of safety concerns. Remedial action at the airport followed by rigorous testing have resulting in the Philippine Civil Aviation Authority allowing direct flights once again for Cebu Pacific Air, PAL Express and Zest Air in addition to SEAir.

Fly direct to Boracay Caticlan from Manila International Airport (NAIA), Clark International Airport (DMIA), Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and Davao International Airport.