T’WAY Air, Jeju Air, and Asiana Airlines will send rescue flights to Saipan for tourists stranded by Super Typhoon Mawar, according to the Commonwealth Ports Authority.
T’Way Air had a scheduled rescue flight — with passengers coming to Saipan — arriving here on May 25 at 10:45 p.m. and departing at 11:45 p.m.
On May 26, T’Way Air will resume its normal flight schedule with a departure time at 3:15 a.m.
Jeju Air’s rescue flight on May 25 was scheduled to arrive at 10:50 p.m. and depart at 11:50 p.m.
Another Jeju Air flight, with passengers coming to Saipan, was scheduled to arrive on the same date at 10:40 p.m. and depart at 11:50 p.m.
Normal scheduled flights will resume on May 26, arriving at 3:30 a.m. and departing 4:45 a.m. Another flight on the same date will arrive at 3:10 p.m. and depart at 4:10 p.m.
Asiana Airlines has a rescue flight on May 26, arriving at 2:40 p.m. and departing at 3:40 p.m. Another rescue flight with passengers coming to the CNMI is scheduled for the same date, May 26, arriving at 4:30 p.m. and departing at 5:40 p.m.
Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Chris Concepcion said, “We have canceled flights from Korea and Japan yesterday [Wednesday] and today [Thursday]. All airlines have standard operating procedures to accommodate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled. MVA is in close communication with [the Hotel Association of the NMI] and our airline partners, but it’s best to get comments from them since they normally handle their customers directly.”
