5 airports closed, Tacloban airport limited ops — CAAP

Pres. Benigno Aquino III and DILG Sec. Mar Roxas inspect Tacloban Airport after Supertyphoon ‘Yolanda’ on November 2013 (International name ‘Haiyan’) Photo courtesy of the Malacanang Photo Bureau

MANILA — Five airports remain closed due to typhoon “Ruby”, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said on Sunday.

On its official Twitter account, CAAP said that as of 1:15 p.

m., the closed airports include those in the cities of Naga, Masbate, Legazpi, Caticlan, and Calbayog.

CAAP meanwhile said that operations at the Daniel Romualdez Airport, also known as the Tacloban Airport, will be limited.

Tacloban Airport will only be open for military and general aviation aircraft relief operations. There will be no commercial flights yet, CAAP said.