Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific on Wednesday said it has resumed its thrice weekly flights to Bangkok, Thailand and weekly flights to Fukuoka, Japan and Jakarta, Indonesia.
The resumption of the said flights was “in time for the easing of Philippine arrival quarantine restrictions and reopening of borders for tourists this month,” the airline said in a statement.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has recently revised the entry and quarantine protocols for international arrivals to the Philippines, temporarily suspending its country classification restrictions, which listed countries under green, yellow, and red categories.
Based on these guidelines, fully vaccinated passengers from visa-free countries can visit the country for business or leisure purposes, and are no longer required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine upon arrival, as long as they present a negative RT-PCR test result taken 48 hours prior arrival.
“This development will benefit the tourism industry across the Philippines as we welcome vaccinated travelers from around the world to explore our beautiful shores. We laud the Department of Tourism for actively pushing for our country to start accepting foreign tourists again, and we will support this initiative however we can,” said Xander Lao, chief commercial officer at Cebu Pacific.
Cebu Pacific said it also plans to resume its flights to other international routes from Manila in March, specifically Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) on March 1 and Taipei on March 2.
Authorities from the United Arab Emirates have also lifted capacity restrictions on the Dubai-Manila route, enabling Cebu Pacific to resume its daily flight frequency beginning March 1, the airline said.
“We continue to bank on the rebound of domestic tourism this year while remaining agile in addressing demand for international travel as well. We are encouraged that with these positive indicators, more OFWs can also fly back home easily and safely to their families,” said Lao.
Cebu Pacific reminded passengers to ensure their requirements are complete prior to the day of travel. —Ted Cordero/KBK, GMA News
Cebu Pacific resumes flights to Bangkok, Fukuoka, Jakarta
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