Basco Airport (INQUIRER/NATHAN ALCANTARA file photo)

MANILA, Philippines — Several flights to and from airports in northern Luzon remain suspended due to inclement weather, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) said Tuesday.

According to Caap, this is despite the restoration of normal operations at most regional airports.

“Vigan, Lingayen and Baguio airports have returned to normal, but commercial flights are suspended due to cloudy weather with light to moderate winds,” Caap said in a situation report.

Basco Airport in Batanes also reported four flights canceled due to strong winds affecting 234 passengers from Manila to Basco and Clark to Basco.

Meanwhile, Tuguegarao and Cauayan airports are operational without any suspended commercial activity.

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However, non-scheduled flights to coastal areas remain prohibited while general aviation is on standby.

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Laoag International Airport, on the other hand, resumed operations with no reported canceled flights.

Furthermore, Caap said that none of the mentioned airports suffered damage from past typhoons.

After weeks of back-to-back typhoons hitting northern Luzon, another storm, Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi), entered the Philippine area of ​​responsibility early Tuesday morning.

Although it has no direct effects on the country yet, it is expected to make landfall over either Northern Luzon or Central Luzon by Thursday afternoon or evening.