The Tacloban Airport in Leyte province resumed normal operations Sunday morning, lifting the temporary suspension order occasioned by heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Urduja, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced.
CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said the Tacloban Airport was fully operational as of 5 a.m. yesterday.
“We have experienced already before ‘di ba ‘yung kay ‘Yolanda’ so ngayon meron na kaming procedure dyan, bago pa lang dumating yung bagyo naka-safety procedure na kami. ‘Yung mga communications equipment, everything, so far ngayon naman walang malakas na hangin,” Apolonio said.
Tacloban Airport was closed to air passengers around 5 a.m. Saturday in anticipation of the landfall of Typhoon Urduja.
It was temporarily opened around 11 a.m. because the weather turned out to be fine and accommodated several flights but had to be closed again at 1 p.m.
“Kahit may bagyo pwede naman lumipad ang eroplano sa area especially yung malalaki dahil kaya naman nila ‘yan. Ang problema lang ang airport mismo kung doon dadaan so hindi makakaiwas yung eroplano, talagang hindi siya makakababa,” he said.
Typhoon Urduja landed over Eastern Samar Saturday afternoon and placed Leyte and other nearby areas under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2.
Apolonio explained that Tacloban Airport had to be closed because of safety precautions since its location is near a sea.
“Yung Tacloban Airport beside the sea ‘yan eh so talagang diretso yan kapag tumama dyan, wipeout. But luckily for us now medyo lihis doon sa airport at puro ulan lang, kaya walang masyadong problema,” he said.
The CAAP spokesperson also assured that the airports in Region 8 affected by Typhoon Urduja suffered “minimal” damages only and were fully operational.
“‘Yung mga airports natin sa Visayas, halos ang mga nada-damage lang naman ay mga perimeter fence. Siyempre ‘yun ang unang babagsak,” he said.
Aside from Tacloban Airport, other airports in Region 8 are: Calbayog, Catarman, Catbalogan, Borongan, Guiuan, Biliran, Ormoc, Maasin and Hilongos.
CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said the Tacloban Airport was fully operational as of 5 a.m. yesterday.
“We have experienced already before ‘di ba ‘yung kay ‘Yolanda’ so ngayon meron na kaming procedure dyan, bago pa lang dumating yung bagyo naka-safety procedure na kami. ‘Yung mga communications equipment, everything, so far ngayon naman walang malakas na hangin,” Apolonio said.
Tacloban Airport was closed to air passengers around 5 a.m. Saturday in anticipation of the landfall of Typhoon Urduja.
It was temporarily opened around 11 a.m. because the weather turned out to be fine and accommodated several flights but had to be closed again at 1 p.m.
“Kahit may bagyo pwede naman lumipad ang eroplano sa area especially yung malalaki dahil kaya naman nila ‘yan. Ang problema lang ang airport mismo kung doon dadaan so hindi makakaiwas yung eroplano, talagang hindi siya makakababa,” he said.
Typhoon Urduja landed over Eastern Samar Saturday afternoon and placed Leyte and other nearby areas under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2.
Apolonio explained that Tacloban Airport had to be closed because of safety precautions since its location is near a sea.
“Yung Tacloban Airport beside the sea ‘yan eh so talagang diretso yan kapag tumama dyan, wipeout. But luckily for us now medyo lihis doon sa airport at puro ulan lang, kaya walang masyadong problema,” he said.
The CAAP spokesperson also assured that the airports in Region 8 affected by Typhoon Urduja suffered “minimal” damages only and were fully operational.
“‘Yung mga airports natin sa Visayas, halos ang mga nada-damage lang naman ay mga perimeter fence. Siyempre ‘yun ang unang babagsak,” he said.
Aside from Tacloban Airport, other airports in Region 8 are: Calbayog, Catarman, Catbalogan, Borongan, Guiuan, Biliran, Ormoc, Maasin and Hilongos.
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