Airlines cut back flights as Boracay prepares for closure

April 05, 2018 1:35 PM

MANILA (REUTERS) – A decision by the Philippines to close the holiday hotspot of Boracay, which President Rodrigo Duterte has called a “cesspool”, prompted airlines on Thursday (April 5) to cut back flights to the island, while business groups called for the decision to be reconsidered.

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