Only 13 Airports taking domestic flights

International Traffic Cap At 600 Pax



8 June 2020

Only thirteen airports are open after the General Community Quarantine (GCQ)was announced by covid19 Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) beginning June 1 according to official of the Transport Department.

"Only 13 of the country’s 40 commercial airports were taking scheduled domestic flights," says Capt. Jim Sydiongco, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

The airports open are NAIA in Manila, Clark International Airport in Pampanga, Romblon, Naga, Cauayan, Palanan, Marinduque, Laguindingan, Camiguin, Dipolog, Pagadian and General Santos.

Meanwhile the airports in Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga are opening Monday on restricted basis, while those in Iloilo and Tacloban will open next Tuesday, Sydiongco said.

Mactan Cebu International airport and Bacolod remains closed together with the rest of the airports across the country which are left un-operational by their respective local government units.

Commercial flights to Bacolod will not resume until June 15 according to CAAP upon request of the provincial government as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Only sweeper flights would be allowed to fly overseas Filipino workers and stranded residents.

Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP) also lament that only 600 passengers per day are allowed by Department of Health (DOH) to be processed due to limited testing and full quarantine facilities in Manila which are still full of OFWs bound to the provinces due to local airport restrictions.

According to Roberto Lim, vice chair of Air Carriers Association of the Philippines, migrants are having difficulty going home because of the limit on passenger accommodations at NAIA.