Singapore, Dec. 4 -- At least 17 flights between Singapore and the Philippines were either rescheduled or cancelled yesterday because of Typhoon Kammuri.

They include flights from Singapore Airlines (SIA), Scoot, Cebu Pacific Air and Jetstar.

Typhoon Kammuri hit the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Monday. About 500 flights were postponed and 100,000 people affected when all four terminals at Manila's main airport were closed as a precaution.

A Jetstar spokesman told The Straits Times that typhoon winds caused the closure of Manila International Airport from 11am to 11pm yesterday, which affected its Flight 3K765 due to depart from Singapore's Changi Airport at 4.35pm.

"We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provi...