PAL, Cebu Pacific announce flight cancellations following government restrictions on travel

Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific on Tuesday announced the cancellation of some international and domestic flights due to the latest travel restrictions imposed by the government amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

International flights

PAL said the cancellation of some international flights was done to comply with the government's directive to limit passenger arrivals in Manila to 1,500 a day for all airlines combined.

The following are the international flights canceled:

March 23

• PR 507/508 Manila-Singapore-Manila
• PR 412/411 Manila-Osaka Kansai-Manila
• PR 890/891 Manila- Taipei- Manila
• PR 300/301 Manila- Hong Kong- Manila
• PR 428/427 Manila-Tokyo (Narita)- Manila
• PR 102/103 Manila-Los Angeles-Manila

March 24

• PR507/508 Manila-Singapore-Manila
• PR438/439 Manila-Nagoya-Manila
• PR 300/301 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila
• PR 730/731 Manila-Bangkok-Manila
• PR 421/422 Manila- Tokyo (Haneda)-Manila
• PR 591/592 Manila-Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)-Manila
• PR 525/526 Manila-Kuala Lumpur-Manila
• PR 658/659 Manila-Dubai-Manila

March 25

• PR 468/469 Manila-Seoul (Incheon)-Manila
• PR 890/891 Manila-Taipei-Manila
• PR 427/428 Manila-Tokyo (Narita)-Manila
• PR 102/103 Manila-Los Angeles-Manila
• PR 658/659 Manila-Dubai-Manila

Note from PAL: PR 685 originally set for on March 25 is now re-set to depart from Doha on March 26 and land in CLARK instead of Manila.

March 26

• PR5686/5687 Manila-Dammam-Manila
• PR428/427 Manila-Tokyo (Narita)-Manila
• PR412/411 Manila-Osaka (Kansai)-Manila
• PR507/508 Manila-Singapore-Manila
• PR426/425 Manila-Fukuoka-Manila
• PR 658/659 Manila-Dubai-Manila
• PR 300/301 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila

March 31

• PR 468/469 Manila-Seoul (Incheon)-Manila

Affected passengers may convert until June 30 their ticket to a travel voucher (voucher has 10% bonus and is valid up to 2 years), avail of unlimited rebooking (with no rebooking fee) until Dec. 31, or ask for a refund, PAL said.

Passengers may visit https://mypal.vip/url/RequestHub to request for any of the above options, and contact (02) (+632) 8855-8888 or visit www.philippineairlines.com for more information.

Domestic flights

Meanwhile, due to the restrictions imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases on non-essential travel in and out of Manila, the following domestic flights were canceled by the airline:

March 23 and 24

• PR2039/2040 Manila - Caticlan - Manila (Passengers to be accommodated on PR2041/2042 Manila - Caticlan - Manila March 23 and 24)

March 23 to April 4

• PR1861 Manila - Cebu (Passengers to be accommodated on available Manila -  Cebu flights)

March 23 to April 4

• PR1836 Cebu - Manila (Passengers to be accommodated on available Cebu - Manila flights)

Affected domestic passengers may convert until June 30 their ticket to a travel voucher, avail of unlimited rebooking until Dec. 31 with no rebooking fee, or ask for a refund. They just need to request via https://mypal.vip/url/RequestHub.

PAL said domestic flights to and from Manila currently carry only essential travelers such as locally stranded individuals, returning overseas Filipinos, and approved persons outside residences. 

Meanwhile, Cebu Pacific Management also announced that the following flights are suspended from March 25 to April 4 due to the new travel restrictions:

The flight carrier said those with affected flights may opt to request for rebook, refund or store the amount in their virtual Cebu Pacific wallet.

Passengers may select their preferred option through  Manage Booking portal on the Cebu Pacific website (http://bit.ly/CEBmanageflight)  until 30 days from date of departure.

The banning of non-essential travel into and from Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna were among the sterner COVID-19 restrictions President Rodrigo Duterte approved for the National Capital Region and its surrounding areas.

The travel restrictions are in effect from Monday, March 22, until April 4, 2021. —Consuelo Marquez/KG/LDF, GMA News