Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific (CebPac) cancel flights to and from General Santos City after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake offshore Maasim in Sarangani. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) restricts airport operations at General Santos International Airport, issuing Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) that limit landing and takeoff activities. Multiple advisories say commercial flights are suspended or canceled while only government, military, and humanitarian flights are allowed.
As of Monday, CAAP cites the cancellation of 17 flights to and from General Santos, with airlines including Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, and PAL Express. Subsequent day-by-day lists show continued disruptions, including cancellations on June 9 (services operated by PAL Express, PAL, and Cebu Pacific), June 10 (about 20 flights affected across the same carriers), and June 12 (commercial flights still canceled, with CAAP continuing assessments of infrastructure and operating conditions). One report also states PAL cancels all its General Santos flights through June 11 to allow safety assessments. CAAP later extends the NOTAM, keeping commercial operations prohibited beyond June 11 into June 14.
