PAL,CEB Diverts DXB To DVO

 As Dubai Limits MNL Passengers

11 November 2021

 

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Low Cost Carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) is diverting flights to Davao and Cebu in the Philippines as Dubai airline regulator DCAA clamps down flight to and from Manila, in retaliation to flight restrictions imposed by the IATF.

In today's flight, PR659 and 5J009 will both land at Davao International Airport from Dubai today arriving 2:55pm and 3:05pm, respectively.  Passengers will undergo quarantine restrictions in Davao City before they will be transported to Manila for free after 5 days.

Passenger allocation to Cebu, Davao, Clark and Subic has been doubled by the government this week as it increases quarantine capacity for arriving passengers across the country to 6,000 Filipinos daily.

PAL and CEB are rerouting their flights to Dubai to fly from both Cebu and Davao to work around current clampdowns on the number of passengers and flights arriving or leaving the Emirate.

This morning, PAL’s regular Manila-Dubai flight left via Davao on Thursday, carrying 100 passengers, while tomorrows flight will be rerouted from Cebu.

CEB said it has started rerouting passengers to from Dubai to Davao since October 21, and Dubai to Cebu since October 29.

CEB also said they will be rerouting Manila-Dubai flights to fly first to Cebu and Davao before proceeding to the Gulf State.