The previously issued Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) covering flights near Taal Volcano in Batangas has been extended anew until Saturday morning, October 4.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) announced the development in its latest advisory on Friday afternoon.
According to Caap, the NOTAM, which will cover flights near Taal with vertical limits from the surface up to 11,000 feet, is now effective until 9 a.m. on Saturday.
‘Flight operators are advised to avoid flying near the volcano,’ Caap said.
The aviation authority first issued the notice after a minor phreatomagmatic eruption from the main crater of Taal occurred early morning on Wednesday.
Based on the update of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology this Friday morning, two volcanic earthquakes were recorded over Taal in the past 24 hours.
The volcano remains under Alert Level 1. /apl