Passengers stranded at Palawan airport due to runway light problems; no night takeoffs, landings until July 31

Until July 31, there will be no takeoffs or landings at night at the Puerto Princesa International Airport, due to a problem with the runway lights there.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced this so technicians can fix the lighting system, radio dzBB's Palawan affiliate James Viernes reported.

While the policy is in effect, flights can land or take off from the airport only before 6 p.m., the report said.

The dzBB report said this may affect up to six evening landings and takeoffs a day.

While the ban on night flight operations is in effect, the airport expects the first flight to arrive at 7 a.m., and the last flight to leave at 5:45 p.m.

On Monday, several passengers were stranded as flights could not land or take off at night due to the problem with the runway lights.

The lack of working runway lights prevented takeoffs and landings at the airport, radio dzBB's Palawan affiliate James Viernes reported Tuesday.

At least two planes of Philippine Airlines Express and Zest Air could not land at the airport Monday night, the report said.

On Tuesday morning, the passengers were still waiting for their replacement flights, it added.

However, the report said that while there could be no takeoffs or landings at the airport at night due to the runway light problem, flights can resume in the daytime.

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