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(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Monday, May 25: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All flight operations, MIAA said, are concentrated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 starting May 28. MIAA said this was in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the COVID-19 virus.
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration is gearing up for paperless travel procedures for the “new normal” brought about by COVID-19. In a statement, the bureau said frontliners stationed in the different international ports are preparing to use digitized arrival cards and records. The bureau said it would also soon use digitized boarding passes for international passengers entering and exiting the country’s ports. According to the bureau’s Port Operations Division chief Grifton Medina, the digitized arrival […]
(Eagle News)–All Cebu Pacific and Cebgo flights from May 16 to May 31 remain cancelled. In an advisory, CebuPac said the cancellation which covers all domestic and international flights was in view of the modified enhanced community quarantine over Metro Manila starting May 16. Earlier, CebuPac cancelled flights only up to May 15, the date the enhanced community quarantine over the National Capital Region and other areas was supposed to end. The airline urged passengers […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Friday, May 8: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific canceled their flights until May 15 in view of the extended enhanced community quarantine in select areas. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 10000 COVID19 cases.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Wednesday, April 29: All flight schedules may be subject to changes, MIAA said. Flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the COVID19 virus, airport authorities said. AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have canceled their flights until May […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, April 19: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to COVID-19, MIAA said.
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, March 27, announced it would temporarily allow foreign nationals to depart the country even without the waiver order for alien certificate of registration identity cards (ACR I-Cards) that have yet to be released. In a statement, the immigration bureau said regular procedures require departing aliens with approved visas but pending the ACR I-Card to secure the waiver at the bureau’s main office. “We will no longer […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority on Friday, March 20, advised passengers to arrive at least three to four hours before their scheduled departure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. “Be sure to allot ample time for long lines and extended wait times, to avoid inconvenience,” MIAA said. According to MIAA, the long lines and delays are expected because of “prolonged screenings (health and security checks) and limited manpower (deployment of airport personnel is reduced […]
(Eagle News)–The government will provide assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers affected by the temporary ban on the travel to China, Hongkong, Macau and other declared affected areas. The Department of Labor and Employment said apart from the P10,000 cash assistance to each stranded OFW due to the ban, acting Secretary Renato Ebarle directed the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to provide accommodation and transportation to each, based on the instruction of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The Australian government on Saturday said it would bar non-citizens arriving from mainland China from entering the country under new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said only “Australian citizens, Australian residents, dependents, legal guardians or spouses” would be permitted into the country from mainland China from Saturday. “The arrangements are being put in place through our border authorities to ensure that that […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation is eyeing the completion of the Bicol International Airport by July 2020, with over 62 percent of the structure completed. In a statement, the DOTr said as of Jan. 15, the construction of the airport in Daraga, Albay was at a 62.393% progress rate. Once completed, the DOTr said the airport is expected to accommodate 2 million passengers every year, with the enhancement of its capacity facilities and airport operation […]
(Eagle News)-Flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport have been temporarily suspended. The Manila International Airport Authority said this was due to the volcanic ash from the phreatic eruption of Taal Volcano. “Kindly coordinate with your respective air carriers for details on flight schedules,” MIAA said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised an alert level 3 over the volcano, and has recommended an evacuation from the volcano island and Agoncillo and […]
