29/05/2020
GUIDELINES set by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) covering AVIATION.
- The following flights are allowed to operate for areas under GCQ:
1) Government and military flights;
2) International flights subject to existing IATF-EID/BOQ protocols;
3) Air ambulance and medical supplies;
4) Flight check and weather mitigation flights;
5) Maintenance and utility flights;
6) Emergency flights; domestic flights coming to and from provinces and cities under GCQ, subject to required airport clearances and flight plan approvals, as maybe applicable; and
7) Other flights ( as approved by IATF-EID).
- Wearing of face mask, face shield or other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), is compulsory for ALL individuals.
- Passengers with VALID travel documents shall be allowed to enter airport premises. Checking of body temperature is mandatory upon entry.
- SOCIAL DISTANCING measures shall be strictly observed inside airport premises.
- Security procedures shall be done through "no contact means" but not limited to the use of walk through x-ray machines, portable scanners, handheld metal detectors, among others, effectively limiting close contact security screening by means of pat down/manual frisking to exceptional instances/situations.
- The regulation covering the maximum allowable hand carried bags/items shall be strictly implemented.
- COVID-19 Rapid Testing facilities installed at all airports are managed by qualified healthcare providers.
- Disinfecting facilities established in terminals shall be equipped with alcohol and/or soap. Foot baths shall also be installed in all entry and exit points of passengers and airport personnel, including boarding bridges and/or similar areas for passenger embarkation/disembarkation to and from the aircraft. All airport facilities and equipment, including lavatories, frequently touched surfaces, wheelchairs, trolleys, countertops, etc., shall be regularly disinfected and sanitized.
- Safety precaution posters and other health guidelines shall be displayed at strategic places. Alert bulletins shall be shown through airport flight information display systems, and via public announcements.
- Digital enablers (websites/Mob Apps/On-ground Kiosk) and communication, as well as education programs through social media, shall be utilized to inform and engage with passengers.
- All arriving and departing passengers are required to electronically fill-out Health Declaration and Passenger Locator Forms.
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