04/01/2021
New PAL Travel Advisory for January, and beyond.
PAL Flights for January and beyond
Advisory No. 134
as of 26 January 2021 09:00 PM
Dear PAL Passengers:
We have added more international and domestic flights to serve you better.
Kindly check daily our social media accounts or www.philippineairlines.com for updates, as schedules may change for reasons beyond our control.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
ALERT: New quarantine capacity limitations have prompted authorities to impose flight arrival restrictions at Manila airport, thus requiring airlines to cancel some previously scheduled flights and/or re-route other flights to other airports such as Cebu and Clark. Please check regularly for flight schedule updates.
Note: There are new entry restrictions for certain types of travelers to the Philippines: https://bit.ly/39GPc3V
Entry requirements for various countries are constantly being updated. For more information, please check the government website of your country of destination. Additionally, you may also check: https://bit.ly/PALTravelsFromPH
Manila-Los Angeles-Manila
• 5x a week (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun) except on Jan. 29
Manila-San Francisco-Manila
• 3x a week (Mon/Wed/Sat) except on Jan. 27
Manila-New York (JFK)
• Once a week (Fri)
New York (JFK)-Manila
• Once a week (Sat)
Manila-Honolulu-Manila
• 2x a week (Tue/Fri) except on Jan. 26 and 29
Manila-Guam
• 2x a week (Thu/Sun) except Jan. 28
Guam-Manila
•2x a week (Mon/Fri) except on Jan. 29
Manila-Toronto-Manila
• Once a week (Wednesday) except on Jan. 27
Manila-Vancouver
• 2x a week (Thu/Sat) except on Jan. 30
Vancouver-Manila
• 2x a week (Thu/Sat) except on Jan. 28 and 30
Note: PR 117 Vancouver-Manila will depart on Jan. 29 (Friday) at 12:35PM instead of Jan. 28 (Thursday).
Manila-London (Heathrow)-Manila
• Flights to and from London are suspended in the wake of government restrictions on inbound travel to and from the UK.
Manila-Singapore-Manila
• Daily except on Jan. 26, 28 and 30
Manila-Kuala Lumpur-Manila
• Once a week (Wed)
Manila-Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)-Manila
• January 27
Manila-Jakarta
•2x a week (Wed/Sun) except on Jan. 27
Jakarta-Manila
•2x a week (Mon/Thu) except on 28
Manila-Bangkok-Manila
• Once a week (Wed) except on Jan. 27
Manila-Tokyo (Haneda)-Manila
• 2x a week (Wed/Sun) except on Jan. 27
Manila-Tokyo (Narita)-Manila
• 5x a week (Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun) except on Jan. 29
Manila-Fukuoka-Manila
• 3x a week (Wed/Fri/Sun)
Manila-Osaka (Kansai)-Manila
• 5x a week (Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun) except on Jan. 29 and 30
Manila-Nagoya-Manila
• 4x a week (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat) except on Jan. 27 and 30
Manila-Seoul (Incheon)-Manila
• 3x a week (Mon/Thu/Sun)
Cebu-Seoul (Incheon)-Cebu
• 2x a week (Thu/Sun)
Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
• 4x a week (Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat) except on Jan. 26 and 30
Manila-Taipei-Manila
• 3x a week (Tue/Thu/Sat) except on Jan. 26 and 30
Manila-Dubai-Manila
• 5x a week (Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat) except on Jan. 27, 28, 29 and 30
Manila-Dammam
• 5x a week (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat)
Dammam-Manila
• 5x a week (Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat, with 2 flights on Sat), until Jan. 30
• 5x a week (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat) effective Feb. 1
Note: Due to airport slot adjustments, the original PR 5683 Dammam-Manila flights every Friday will now depart on Saturday (as PR 5687 instead) for the month of January 2021.
Manila-Riyadh-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Doha-Manila
• 2x a week (Mon/Thu)
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
Note: Entry requirements for various Philippine destinations change frequently due to COVID restrictions. For more information, please check the local government website of your airport/arrival point as well as your final destination province or municipality. Additionally, you may also check: https://bit.ly/PALTravelsWithinPH
Manila-Basco-Manila
• January 31
Manila-Laoag-Manila
• 2x a week (Tue/Fri) except on Jan. 26
Manila- Legazpi- Manila
• 2x daily
Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila
• 11x a week (Daily, with 2 flights every Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat)
Note: One flight only on Jan. 26
Manila-Busuanga (Coron) -Manila
• 10x a week (Daily, with 2 flights every Wed, Fri, Sun)
Manila-Bacolod
• 2x a week (Mon/Fri)
Bacolod-Manila
• 3x a week (Mon/Fri/Sun) except on Jan. 31
Manila-Cebu-Manila
• 4x daily
Manila-Catarman-Manila
• Once a week (Fri)
Manila- Dumaguete- Manila
• 2x a week (Tue/Fri)
Manila-Antique (San Jose)-Manila
• 2x a week (Wed/ Sat)
Manila-Iloilo-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Kalibo-Manila
• 5x a week (Mon/Wed/ Fri/Sat/Sun)
Manila-Caticlan (Boracay)-Manila
• 2x daily
Manila-Roxas-Manila
• 3x a week (Mon/Wed/Fri)
Manila-Tacloban-Manila
• 2x daily
Manila-Tagbilaran (Panglao)-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Butuan-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Cotabato-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila
• 3x daily
Manila-Dipolog-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Davao
• 5x a week (Mon/Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun)
Davao-Manila
• 12x a week (Daily, with two flights on Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat and Sun)
Manila-General Santos
• 2x a week (Mon/Thu)
General Santos-Manila
• 4x a week (Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat)
Manila-Siargao-Manila
• Once a week (Thursday)
Manila-Ozamiz-Manila
• 5x a week (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun)
Manila-Pagadian-Manila
• Daily
Manila-Zamboanga
• 2x a week (Mon/ Thu)
Zamboanga-Manila
• 4x a week (Mon/Tue/Thu/Sun)
Clark-Cebu-Clark
• Once a week (Friday)
Clark-Davao-Clark
• Once a week (Friday)
Cebu-Bacolod-Cebu
• Once a week (Monday)
Cebu-Butuan-Cebu
• 2x a week (Thu/Sat)
Cebu-Cagayan de Oro-Cebu
• 3x a week (Wed/Fri/Sun)
Cebu-Dipolog-Cebu
• Once a week (Sun) except on Jan. 31
Cebu-Davao-Cebu
• 2x a week (Tue/Sat)
Cebu-General Santos-Cebu
• Once a week (Wed)
Cebu-Siargao-Cebu
• Once a week (Sunday)
Cebu-Puerto Princesa-Cebu
• 2x a week (Tue/Fri) except on Jan. 26
Cebu-Tacloban-Cebu
•2x a week (Tue/Sat)
Cebu-Zamboanga-Cebu
• Once a week (Monday)
Davao-Zamboanga-Davao
• Once a week (Mon)
Zamboanga-Tawi-Tawi-Zamboanga
• Once a week (Mon)
SPECIAL REMINDERS FOR ALL OUR PASSENGERS:
TRAZE CONTACT TRACING APP REQUIREMENT
All passengers flying to, from, or within the Philippines must download and register through Traze Contact Tracing, a unified and automated contact tracing app, before proceeding to the airport. This is a requirement of the Philippine Government authorities for ALL international and domestic passengers, whether arriving in or departing from any airport in the Philippines, to enable health authorities to notify travelers who may have had contact with a COVID-19 patient.
Passengers who do not have mobile phones or any other mobile gadgets may go to the Traze Helpdesk, located near the terminal entrance in all Philippine airports and at the arrival area of international airports, for registration assistance and QR code printing. Passengers traveling to the Philippines from overseas countries are advised to download the app before they embark on their trip.
ARRIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES
Passenger arriving in the Philippines are required to register on Case Investigation Forms depending on their traveler type and port of entry:
For land-based OFWs arriving in Manila: https://bit.ly/MNLPHRedCrosseCIF (For land-based OFWs, create/update your account on the OFW Assistance Information System (OASIS) at http://oasis.owwa.gov.ph/)
For sea-based OFWs arriving in Manila: https://ecif.firstaide.ph
For all non-OFW passengers (including Returning Overseas Filipinos, authorized foreign nationals, etc.) arriving in Manila: https://bit.ly/MNLPALeCIF
Passengers arriving in Cebu (Mactan Cebu International Airport or MCIA), are required to register online not earlier than five (5) days prior to their flight departure via the Passenger Arrival Registration Form. Please click on this link -- https://bit.ly/CEBRegForm
Passengers arriving in Clark (Clark International Airport) are required to fill out the Health Declaration Card, Case Investigation Form, and the Affidavit of Undertaking to be collected upon arrival. Click on this link to download the forms:
Health Declaration Card (HDC): https://bit.ly/DOH
YellowForm Case Investigation Form (CIF): https://bit.ly/CaseInvestivagtionForm
Affidavit of Undertaking (AOU): https://bit.ly/AOUndertaking
Payment of the fees for the swab test, as well as the cost of hotel accommodation, shall be shouldered by the traveler; except that the cost for OFWs shall be shouldered by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (for land-based OFWs) and by MARINA or the local manning agency (for sea-based OFWs).
For all international travelers: Please check the most updated travel regulations in the government website of your destination country, as well as your country of departure. These governmental regulations may change frequently and may have an impact on the status of your flight or your acceptance for boarding. For more information, please click: https://bit.ly/PALTravelsFromPH.
For all domestic travelers: Please check with the local government offices of both your origin point and your final destination on travel requirements, such as mandated documents or health certifications. These requirements differ from province to province, and are revised and updated constantly in line with the anti-COVID-19 arrangements of each locality. For more information, please click: https://bit.ly/PALTravelsWithinPH
MANILA (NAIA) Terminal Assignments
All our international flights from Manila will depart from NAIA Terminal 1. Arrivals will be at NAIA Terminal 2.
Departure and arrival in Manila of all domestic flights will be at NAIA Terminal 2.
HEALTH DECLARATIONS FOR DEPARTING FROM THE PHILIPPINES
If you are departing from the Philippines, you must accomplish the Passenger Profile and Health Declaration (PPHD) form online via https://bit.ly/PALIntPPHD as early as 5 days prior to your flight departure. Exempted from accomplishing the online PPHD form are travelers bound for the United States and Australia, all of whom must accomplish the paper form upon check in at the airport. (Passengers bound for Singapore and Canada are required to accomplish the PPHD paper form upon airport check-in in addition to the online registration.)
NEW OPTION - TAKE YOUR RT-PCR TEST AT PAL'S NEW TESTING CENTERS
Passengers departing on PAL international and domestic flights from Manila may undergo RT-PCR and Antigen testing at the Philippine Airlines Learning Center (PLC) located at 540 Padre Faura cor. Adriatico St. Ermita, Manila. PAL Gate 3 located Andrews Avenue, Pasay City also offers Antigen testing. This is a partnership with Detoxicare Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory.
The PAL testing center provides drive-thru or walk-in RT-PCR testing from 8AM to 5PM daily at a cost of PHP 3,300 for RT-PCR tests with results released within 24 hours, and PHP 700 for Antigen tests with results released in 30 minutes. Payment options are: cash (PHP currency only), card (debit/credit), GCash, PayPAL, WeChatPay, or Alipay. Starting January 15, 2021, passengers may also pre-pay for their COVID-19 tests online.
Upon entering our PAL Testing Facilities for your COVID-19 test, please present your ID, plane ticket, payment confirmation (if prepaid), and QR code indicating that you have successfully registered the Passenger Profile and Health Declaration Form online. Should you wish to avail of the services of other testing and lab partners of PAL, you may click the link for the complete listing: https://bit.ly/PALTestPartnersInt or https://bit.ly/PALTestPartnersDom
GUIDELINES FOR AFFECTED PASSENGERS:
If your flight is cancelled, we wish to assure you that your current tickets are safe and remain valid. For details on your options, please see here: http://bit.ly/PaxOptions.
If you need to take another RT-PCR test for your new flight schedule, you may undergo RT-PCR testing at PAL's own testing facility at PAL Learning Center or PAL Gate 3 (see above information on "NEW OPTION - TAKE YOUR RT-PCR TEST AT PAL'S NEW TESTING CENTER").
Flying Safely in the ‘New Normal’
PAL is strictly implementing Fly Safe “new normal” practices to protect our passengers, in compliance with international health and safety protocols.
Please bring your own face masks and face shields and wear them at all times – at the airport and throughout your flight.
We encourage you to check-in online and arrive early at the airport to allocate extra time for new safety procedures– at least 3 hours prior to departure for domestic flights; and 4 hours prior to departure for international flights.
Our cabin crew would have undergone medical evaluation prior to their duty, and will be wearing full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for your protection on board the flight. A modified meal and snack service will be offered on board, using sealed packaging instead of traditional meals.
Don’t worry about the cabin air --- all PAL aircraft are equipped with high-technology systems that continuously infuse fresh air across the cabin (cabin air is replaced every 2 to 3 minutes), as well as HEPA filters that trap viruses, bacteria and other contaminants with 99.9% efficiency. The onboard air creates a cleaner environment that is safer than most enclosed public spaces and comparable to hospital operating rooms.
For more information, please see here: https://bit.ly/PALKeepsYouSafe
SPECIAL REMINDER TO CHECK ON UPDATES:
This is a developing situation, and it is quite possible that our plans and schedules may change in response to evolving travel restrictions and quarantine limitations at arrival airports. Kindly check our website www.philippineairlines.com, or follow our social media accounts, so that you'll be updated the moment we release advisories on new developments.
OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION
Thank you for your understanding and support. Your health and safety will always be our top concern, and we wish you safe travels.
