MANILA, April 3 -- Local carriers have canceled flights between Manila and Tacloban due to emergency runway repairs at the Tacloban airport on Wednesday.

In an advisory, Cebu Pacific (CEB) said it has canceled the following flights: 5J 651/652: Manila - Tacloban - Manila 5J 653/654: Manila - Tacloban - Manila 5J 655/656: Manila - Tacloban - Manila 5J 659/660: Manila - Tacloban - Manila

CEB said affected passengers could rebook for free and without fare difference for travel up to 30 days from the original flight schedule. They could also refund the ticket, or store the amount in a virtual CEB wallet.

AirAsia Philippines, on the other hand, said none of their Tacloban flights was canceled but were delayed.

The low-cost carrier said its...