PAL, Cebu Pacific, AirAsia: Mga essential travelers lamang ang papayagan sa gitna ng NCR lockdown

Nitong Biyernes, sinabi ng local airlines na mga essential travelers lamang ang puwedeng mag-board ng kanilang flights habang nasa strict lockdown ang National Capital Region (NCR).

Philippine Airlines (PAL)

Sa isang advisory, ayon sa Philippine Airlines na mula Hulyo 30 hanggang Agosto 20, “domestic travel to and from Manila will be limited only to essential travelers, including NCR Plus residents returning to Manila, in compliance with the air travel restrictions imposed by the authorities.”

“International and domestic flights to and from Manila shall continue operating during the ECQ and heightened GCQ periods, subject to compliance with the travel restrictions and related travel protocols,” PAL said.

Dagdag pa ng flag carrier, na baka bawasan o ikansela nila ang mga flights sa ilang mga routes dahil sa restriction at magpapahayag sila ng mga announcements patungkol sa mga adjustments pag-matapos na ang kanilang finalizations, kaya abangan ang kanilang updates.

Batay sa PAL na maaring mag-rebook ng flight sa “much later date” ang mga na-apektuhang pasahero o i-convert nila ang kanilang ticket sa travel voucher, o kaya’y i-refund nila ang kanilang ticket, tiniyak ng PAL na wala itong penalty.

Cebu Pacific

Sinabi rin ng Cebu Pacific, na “only essential travel will be allowed beginning, July 30, until August 20.”

“As of this time, Cebu Pacific will continue to operate flights as scheduled until August 5, 2021,” sabi nila.

Pahayag ng Cebu Pacific na maaring mag-rebook ang mga naapektuhang pasahero sa loob ng 60 na araw na walang karagdagang bayad, pwede rin nila i-convert ang halaga ng kanilang ticket sa travel fund sa loob ng dalawang taon and gamitin ito para mag-book ng bagong flight o pambayad sa mga add-ons.

“However, passengers who wish to postpone their domestic flights and those traveling for non-essential reasons until August 20 may cancel up to two hours before their scheduled time of departure, and may select their preferred option through the Manage Booking portal on the Cebu Pacific website,” ayon sa budget carrier.

AirAsia

Gayundin ang AirAsia Philippines, mga essential travel tulad ng Authorized Persons Outside their Residences (APOR) ang papayagan mag-travel papunta at palabas ng NCR Plus.

“AirAsia likewise informs its guests from NCR Plus, Cebu, and Davao City on the “Temporary Suspension” of inbound travel to Iloilo City, Iloilo Province and Cagayan de Oro City from August 1 to 7, 2021, as mandated under Resolution No. 108 by the IATF-Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases,” pahayag nila.

“In accordance with the Department of Tourism’s directive returning flights are allowed for tourists residing in the NCR Plus,” dagdag nila.

Ang mga sumusunod ang mga kinokonsiderang Essential Travelers and Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR):

• Health/emergency frontline personnel
• Government officials and frontline personnel
• Duly authorized humanitarian assistance actors
• Persons travelling for medical/humanitarian reasons
• Persons going to the airport for travel abroad
• Persons crossing zones for work or business permitted in the zone of destination and going back home
• Returning or repatriated OFWs and other overseas Filipinos returning to their places of residence.

Ayon sa AirAsia, ang mga naapektuhang pasahero ay maaring mag-avail ng “unlimited flight changes to any new travel date before August 21, 2021, on the same route for an unlimited number of times without any additional cost, subject to seat availability.”

Pwede rin na i-retain nila ang halaga ng kanilang flight booking sa kanilang AirAsia BIG Member accounts para sa kanilang susunod na mga travel at maari itong ma-redeem sa loob ng 730 na araw simula nang issuance date.

Source: GMANews