The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Thursday issued an Ashfall Notice-to-Airmen (Ashtam) warning commercial planes and private-owned small aircraft against volcanic ashfall coming from Mayon Volcano in Albay province in the Bicol Region.

CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said they issued the ashtam based on the orange alert of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), which said the ashfall may affect aircraft visibility.

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