ZLO: All Saturday Commercial Flights Cancelled at Manzanillo Ahead of Hurricane Simon

MANZANILLO, Mexico, Oct. 10, 2026 — Airlines have cancelled every commercial flight at Manzanillo’s Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) for Saturday as Category 4 Hurricane Simon approaches the coast of Colima and Jalisco. No date has been given for flights to resume.

What is happening

All Saturday flights cancelled: airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP) said on Friday that all commercial operations planned for Saturday, October 10, were cancelled. Airlines made the decision as a precaution, GAP said.
The airport is not formally closed. General aviation and Mexican Navy flights may continue if the weather allows, El Informador reports.
Restart date: TBA. GAP said it will update the airport’s status as conditions change.
The storm: at 6 a.m. CST Saturday the U.S. National Hurricane Center put Simon about 120 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo with 150 mph winds, moving north at 5 mph. The center is expected near or just inland of the coast early Sunday.
Rain: 10 to 20 inches, with isolated totals near 30 inches, across parts of Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit through Sunday. The hurricane center warns of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Airline waivers

Alaska Airlines: covers Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan tickets bought by October 8 for travel October 8–11. New travel must be October 8–14.
Aeromexico: its storm policy covers Manzanillo, Colima and Puerto Vallarta, with rebooked travel to be completed by October 14, UnoTV reports.
Other carriers: TBA.

What it means for travelers

No commercial flights at ZLO on Saturday. Every one has been cancelled.
Sunday is unlikely too. Landfall is forecast for early Sunday and no restart date exists. Plan on Monday at the earliest, and only after GAP or your airline confirms flights.
Puerto Vallarta is not a workaround. PVR is under the same hurricane warning and Volaris has cancelled all its Sunday flights there.
Expect the first flights back to be full of rebooked passengers. Alaska’s waiver alone runs to October 14.
If you are in the area now: follow local shelter instructions and do not travel to the airport.

Sources

El Informador, “Huracán Simón: Cancelan vuelos comerciales del aeropuerto de Manzanillo ante el meteoro”: informador.mx
National Hurricane Center, “Hurricane Simon Intermediate Advisory Number 12A”: nhc.noaa.gov
The Rio Times, “Hurricane Simon Grows to Category 4 as Mexico Braces”: riotimesonline.com
Alaska Airlines, “Travel Advisories”: alaskaair.com
UnoTV, “Huracán Simon provoca cancelaciones de vuelos y activa políticas de protección en aerolíneas”: unotv.com