ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | March 16, 2021
Ipinag-utos ng Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) na limitahan sa 1,500 kada araw ang bilang ng mga pasahero, Pilipino man o banyaga, sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) simula sa Huwebes, March 18 hanggang April 18 dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa.
Pahayag ng CAB, “Airlines are also further advised to comply with the directives of the Bureau of Immigration on the kind of essential inbound travelers that will be allowed entry into the Philippines.
“Airline operating in NAIA that will exceed the allowed capacity will be meted with the appropriate penalty pursuant to Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01 dated 08 January 2021, issued by the Manila International Airport Authority, Clark International Airport Corporation, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, and the Civil Aeronautics Board.”
Pahayag naman ng Philippine Airlines (PAL), handa silang sumunod sa naturang direktiba ngunit ang mga naka-schedule nang flights sa March 18 ay itutuloy pa rin at sa mga susunod na araw na magsisimula ang limitadong bilang ng mga pasahero.
Saad pa ng PAL, “We will be announcing in due course any flight cancellations on other days for the rest of the period. “To comply with the restriction, airlines will need to cancel a number of international flights to and from Manila during the stated March 18 to April 19 period.”