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Passengers trying to return to Korea were suddenly stranded as the operation of Cebu Airport in the Philippines was restricted following the runway departure of Korean Air.
As a typhoon forecast was issued to the local area as a result of a catastrophe, some aircraft operations were suspended, and inconvenience to passengers is expected to continue.
Reporter Hwang Bo Hye-kyung.
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On the 26th, inside Mactan Airport, Cebu, Philippines.
Korean passengers who were regarding to return home on a Jin Air flight are sitting on the floor of the airport.
I got a sudden cancellation notice.
In the end, there was a part where I had to take too much risk, so I had to cancel it.
The plane that crashed is still lying on the runway at Cebu Airport.
For this reason, Cebu Airport restricts flights during the day when visibility is possible.
Jin Air hastily put in an alternative flight at the time, but it did not even take off as a typhoon struck.
[박동윤 / 항공기 결항 피해 승객 : 현지 기상 상황 때문에 결국은 비행기가 뜨지 못했고요, 그전까지 취소가 될 것이다, 공항을 나가야 한다 이런 말이 없었고요.]
In the end, passengers stranded at the airport were using their personal annual leave, waiting for the plane to take off.
[배병관 / 항공기 결항 피해 승객 : 새벽 네 시부터 나와서 공항에서만 12시간~14시간 정도 계속 기다리고. 수요일 오후부터는 정상적인 업무를 보려고 했는데, 한 이틀 정도 연가를 받을 것 같습니다.]
Above all, it is difficult to get compensation for accommodation expenses due to an additional stay.
[박동윤 / 항공기 결항 피해 승객 : 숙소나 아니면 식사는 어떻게 해야 하느냐고 여쭤봐도 일단 개인이 다 알아서 하라(고 답변했습니다.)]
In response, Jin Air re-sent two alternative flights and transported passengers to Korea first.
In principle, compensation for stay expenses due to natural disasters such as typhoons is not provided.
As we have been notified of the cancellation of our Cebu flight by the 7th of next month, it is expected that the inconvenience for passengers staying in the country will continue for the time being.
This is Hwang Bo Hye-kyung from YTN.
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