PAL cancels Taiwan flights<\/p>\n
MANILA (AFP): Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled all flights
\nto Taiwan from Friday due to a \"still unresolved\" aviation
\ndispute, as Manila and Taipei both edged closer to scrapping
\ndirect air links.<\/p>\n
\"As of 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) today, Philippine Airlines was forced
\nto cancel its Manila-Taipei and Taipei-Manila services
\ntomorrow ... in the absence of official advice from Taiwan
\nconcerning the lapsed Air Services Agreement between the
\nPhilippines and Taiwan,\" the flag carrier said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Two PAL flights bound for Taipei and their return flights to
\nManila scheduled on Friday were affected, it said.<\/p>\n
PAL said it will \"evaluate the situation\" on Friday to decide
\nwhat to do in the succeeding days.<\/p>\n
The Philippines suspended a bilateral aviation accord in late
\nJuly, accusing Taiwan carriers China Airlines (CAL) and Eva Air
\nof using aircraft larger than allowed and taking passengers to
\nthird-country destinations.<\/p>\n
Manila gave the Taiwanese airlines until September 30 to agree
\nto reduce combined weekly passenger volumes to 3,000 from the
\ncurrent 9,600 or stop flying the Manila route beginning October
\n1.<\/p>",
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