PAL suspends Manila domestic flights
Aviation Updates Philippines – In
line with the reintroduction of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine
(MECQ) over Metro Manila, national flag carrier Philippine Airlines on Monday
announced the cancellation of all domestic flights to and from Manila between
August 4 and 18.
"All regular scheduled domestic flights to and from Manila (MNL) from
August 4 to 18, 2020 are canceled in line with the Philippine Government's
classification of Metro Manila (the National Capital Region) as a Modified
Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) area for this 14-day period," PAL said in
an advisory.
However, the airline stressed flights from its Cebu, Clark, and Davao hub are
unaffected, given other cities are not under MECQ.
From August 4 to 18, these are the only available domestic flights
through Philippine Airlines:
- Clark-Davao-Clark (every Friday)
- Cebu-Tacloban-Cebu (every Thursday and Saturday)
- Cebu-Dumaguete-Cebu (every Monday and Thursday)
- Cebu-Cagayan de Oro-Cebu (every Wednesday and Sunday)
- Cebu-Davao-Cebu (every Tuesday)
- Cebu-Zamboanga-Cebu (every Monday and Friday)
- Davao-Zamboanga-Davao (every Thursday and Sunday)
Meanwhile, PAL's international flights will operate as scheduled:
"International flights to and from Manila shall continue to operate, subject
to further guidelines from the authorities in line with quarantine capacity
and related arrangements."
Under the MECQ, no domestic flights will be allowed, while international
flights will continue to operate but will be reduced. Due to these
restrictions, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia Philippines has also announced the
cancellation of its domestic flights during the 15-day period.
Photo from Cielo Villaluna, Philippine Airlines
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