PHOTO from Cebu Pacific
MANILA, Philippines—Cebu Pacific, the country’s largest budget airline, is mounting a special flight on Aug. 25 to bring home Filipinos stranded in Dubai.
In a statement, Cebu Pacific said the Bayanihan flight was coordinated with the Philippine Consulate in Dubai and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Passengers will be given free meals and additional baggage allowance.
“We continue to listen to our passengers’ needs, and we want to do all we can to ease some of our kababayans’ worries through this additional baggage allowance,” said Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific vice president for marketing and customer experience.
“We want them to travel and come home with peace of mind, especially in this time of crisis,” she added.
Cebu Pacific noted that passengers would be required to wear face masks and face shields during the flight.
They would also need to arrange a 15-day and 14-night quarantine stay in a pre-booked, accredited facility upon arrival and have RT-PCR test taken 48 hours before departure with negative result. Another swab test will be taken seven days after arrival.
The cost of quarantine accommodation and testing for overseas Filipino workers will be shouldered by Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. Other returning citizens will have to pay for their accommodation and testing.
Cebu Pacific said accredited hotels for this flight are Savoy Hotel, Manila Diamond Hotel, Lub D Makati, Go Hotels Ortigas and Holiday Inn Galeria Manila.
Before departing Dubai, passengers must register for One Health Pass through the website: https://www.onehealthpass.com.ph/e-HDC/. Upon completion, each passenger will be issued a personal QR code. This must be presented upon check-in for the flight, and upon arrival in Manila.
Passengers must also accomplish a Bayanihan form from Cebu Pacific at least 24 hours before the flight.