Philippines Shortens Airspace Shutdown to 2 Hours on May 17

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The Philippines has shortened its planned airspace shutdown on May 17 to two hours from six, the country’s aviation authority said.

The Southeast Asian nation’s airspace will be closed from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. instead of the initially planned shutdown time of 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson Eric Apolonio said in a radio DZMM interview posted on ABS-CBN’s website.