19/07/2020
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, PAL and various governments have issued precautionary measures, mandatory protocols and requirements for travelers. Before you fly, please be informed of the latest travel requirements.
Last updated: PH Local Time, JULY 13, 2020
Do I need to prepare for additional screening at the Airport?
Due to additional screening in line with the COVID-19, we advise departing passengers to adjust their arrival time at the airport terminal for check-in:
at least 4 hours before scheduled time of departure or by 8:00PM latest for international flights from Manila
at least 3 hours for all other International flights
at least 3 hours for all Domestic flights or by 8:00PM latest if departing from Manila
All passengers arriving in Manila are likewise required to accomplish arrival cards and to undergo screening through the Immigration counters. Given this, the Immigration eGates for Philippine Passport holders at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport arrivals area are temporarily disabled.
What are the latest travel requirements per province, city, or municipality in the Philippines?
To ensure everyone’s safety and in compliance with Civil Aeronautic Board’s advisory on “Adherence to the Guidelines for the Operation of Domestic Passenger Air Transportation Between General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Areas,” Philippine Airlines and its passengers shall strictly observe the following in all airport facilities and on board the aircraft:
a. Mandatory wearing of face masks
b. Mandatory temperature checks, use of foot baths, and disinfection/sanitation facilities
c. Mandatory physical and social distancing and minimum contact at all times and in all places within the airport premises, and during all procedures, from check-in, boarding, inflight, disembarking to retrieving of check-in baggage
d. Mandatory public safety announcements before closing of doors and during flight for cabin and health security protocols
e. Strict compliance with safety procedures on handling of suspected/ill passengers on board, which include keeping the last three (3) seat rows of the plane vacant as isolation area for suspected ill passengers already on board
f. Regular sanitation and disinfection of airline facilities and equipment, and in coordination with the airport authorities, all airport facilities and equipment, including lavatories, frequently touched surfaces, wheelchairs, trolleys, countertops, etc.; Daily first aid stocks available on board the aircraft.
Philippine Airlines shall do its best to observe social distancing measures inside the aircraft, subject to space availability. Family members and individuals travelling together as part of the same household may still choose to be seated together.
In addition, movement of persons in areas under GCQ for leisure purposes shall not be allowed. Persons below 21 years old, those who are 60 years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidities, or other health risks, and pregnant woman are also restricted except under allowed circumstances. Philippine Airlines may refuse to carry passengers who fail to comply with any applicable laws, rules, and government regulations of any country to be flown from, to or over.
The chart below contains the travel rules and requirements for each province, city, or municipality in the Philippines. Please note that there may be multiple travel requirements for each destination on national and provincial levels. We would also like to remind passengers that these rules are subject to change by the issuing local government authority and are issued for passengers’ and the public’s safety. As these requirements may change at short notice, the advisories below are meant only as a guide.
Updated: as of June 17, 2020
WHO MAY TRAVEL ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES?
1. Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) – returning or repatriated OFWs and other OFs
2. Locally stranded individuals (LSIs)
a. Foreign nationals or Filipino citizens in a specific locality within the Philippines who have expressed intention to return to their place of residence / home origin."
b. LSIs can be further classified to "workers, students, tourists, or other individuals stranded in various localities while in transit".
3. Health and emergency frontline services personnel
4. Government officials and government frontline personnel
5. Duly authorized humanitarian assistance actors (HIAAs)
6. Persons traveling for medical or humanitarian reasons
7. Other persons transported through the efforts of the national government upon concurrence of LGUs
8. Anyone crossing the zones for permitted work in the zone of destination, and going back home
MANDATORY DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES
Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF)
Identification Card
Travel Authority issued by JTF-CV Shield
Negative RT-PCR result and Certificate of Quarantine issued by DOH-BOQ
Locally Stranded Individual (LSI)
Identification Card
Medical Certificate issued by city/municipality
LSI is neither a contact, suspect, probable or confirmed COVID-19 case, AND
LSI completed 14-day quarantine, OR
LSI who has been confirmed COVID-19 case already tested negative twice through RTCPCR.
Travel Authority issued by JTF-CV Shield / Permit to Travel
Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR)
Only the Official Identification Card or proof of occupation
Please refer to “Passengers traveling to areas in Luzon/Visayas/Mindanao” for any additional requirements of local government units.
Updated as of June 23, 2020
Travels of Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) coming from / going to Cebu City, which is under Enhanced Community Quarantine, will not be allowed temporarily.
What are the latest travel requirements per country?
Per PAL’s Conditions of Carriage, the passenger is solely responsible for verifying and complying with all applicable government laws/regulations of all countries to be flown from, to or through. PAL shall not be liable for the passenger’s failure to comply with said laws/regulations, or for any aid or information given here or by a PAL agent or employee in connection with said laws/regulations.
These rules are subject to change by the issuing government authority and are issued for passengers’ and the public’s safety. As these requirements may change at short notice, the advisories below are meant only as a guide. Please be informed of the latest travel requirements per country.
