22 November 2021
Flight Starts 9 December
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced that it will fly repatriation flights from Kuala Lumpur to General Santos beginning December 9 next week as transport authorities open the airport as alternate international gateway for returning Filipinos and leisure travelers. It will also accommodate long regional flights from the Middle East.
Dexter Lee, PAL senior vice president and chief strategy and planning officer, said the group will add more flights from the Middle East, the United States, Australia, and various Asian countries to accommodate more Filipinos wanting to be in the Philippines for Christmas and holiday season.
The airline will use Airbus A321 for Kuala Lumpur route once a week, and Airbus A330 for middle east flights to General Santos.
The Inter Agency Task Force for Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved last week the inclusion of General Santos as alternate international gateway for arriving passengers. It joins Panglao, Laoag, Subic, Clark, Davao, and Cebu as quarantine gateway airport in the country.
Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade earlier said during the airport terminal inauguration that it is being considered as alternate international gateway to increase arrival limits and capacity to the country leading up to the peak holiday season.
PAL clarified that Manila will still be the airline's main arrival hub, and shall only be rerouting some international flights as needed this holiday season.
The airline said that they are utilizing new ports of entry to accommodate more returning Filipinos and prevent cancellation of flights due to international arrival limits in NAIA.
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