ROC Civil Aeronautics Administration director Chang You-heng announced on October 1 that regular air links between Taiwan and the Philippines would be temporarily suspended, and that the two countries 'airlines would halt scheduled flights between Taiwan and Manila. He explained that the suspension was effective immediately, and whether flights would resume depended on future negotiations.
民航局長張有恆於十月一日正式宣佈，即日起中菲定期航線暫時停航，配合航線的終止，兩國的航空公司定期航班將暫停營運，而未來是否復航，將視雙方進一步諮商結果決定。