Philippine Airlines suspends int’l flights due to inbound travel restrictions

March 17, 2021 Marcus Felipe Air Travel, International Flight, PAL

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Philippine Airlines announced on Wednesday the cancellation of its international flights due to the government’s suspension of inbound travel.

“The Philippine government has limited the maximum number of passenger arrivals from international flights to 1,500 a day for all airlines combined into Manila for the period beginning 8:00 AM of March 18 up to 8:00 AM of April 19; and has temporarily suspended the entry of Foreign Nationals and Returning Overseas Filipinos who are non-OFWs beginning 12:01AM of March 20 up to April 19, 2021,” said the country’s flag carrier on their Facebook page.

In a statement, the airline management said these flights are suspended:

March 18

PR 658/659 – Manila-Dubai-Manila
PR 684/685 -Manila-Doha-Manila
PR 5682/5683 – Manila-Dammam-Manila
PR 116 – Manila-Vancouver
PR 102/103 – Manila-Los Angeles-Manila

March 19

PR 117 – Vancouver-Manila
PR 507/508 – Manila-Singapore-Manila
PR 100/101 – Manila-Honolulu-Manila
PR 102/103 – Manila-Los Angeles-Manila
PR 126 – Manila-New York
PR 300/301 – Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
PR 427/428 – Manila-Tokyo (Narita)-Manila
PR 425/426 – Manila-Fukuoka-Manila
PR 411/412 – Manila-Osaka (Kansai)-Manila

March 20

PR 127 – New York-Manila
PR 5682/5683 – Manila-Dammam-Manila
PR 104/105 – Manila-San Francisco-Manila

March 21

PR 427/428 – Manila-Tokyo (Narita)-Manila
PR 535 – Manila-Jakarta
PR 110 – Manila-Guam

March 22

PR 536 – Jakarta-Manila
PR 111 – Guam-Manila
PR 421/422 – Manila-Tokyo (Haneda)-Manila
PR 437/438 – Manila-Nagoya-Manila

Philippine Airlines said it will also announce more flight cancellations in the next few days that are covered by the government directive on inbound travelers.

From March 20 to April 19, the following travelers are allowed to enter the country:

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
Holders of 9(e) visas
Passengers on medical repatriation and their escort/s duly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs – Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs or the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Distressed Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) duly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs – Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs
Emergency, humanitarian and other cases approved by the National Task Force on COVID-19

If a traveler is prohibited from arriving in the Philippines from March 20 to April 19, PAL advised them to avail the following options:

Rebook on the flight of your choice (on the same cabin class) with rebooking service fees waived; or
Refund your ticket cost; or
Convert your ticket into a travel voucher for future use.

You may request any of the options via https://mypal.vip/url/RequestHub.

For more information, you may call PAL hotline (02) (+632) 8855-8888, visit www.philippineairlines.com.

Sources: PAL Fb page / GMA News