æz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɛɹwˌɜː nˈoʊ dᵻɹˈɛkt flˈaɪts ɡˌoʊɪŋ tʊ ænd fɹʌmðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv mɐnˈɪlə tə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈæntoʊz æz pˌiːˌeɪˈɛl kʊd nˌɑːt jˈuːɾɪlˌaɪz ɪts wˈaɪdɚ bˈɑːdi ænd lˈɔŋ ɹˈeɪndʒ ˈɛɹkɹæft tə sˈeɪfli lˈænd ænd tˈeɪk ˈɔf ɪnðə sˈɪɾiz ˈoʊld ænd smˈɔːlɚ bjˈuːeɪən ˈɛɹpoːɹt.
As before there were no direct flights going to and from the capital of Manila to General Santos as PAL could not utilize its wider body and long range aircraft to safely land and take off in the city's old and smaller Buayan Airport.