PAL flight ferries 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine from Beijing

AT least a million doses of Sinovac vaccine were scheduled to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) from Beijing at about 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 5.

Philippine Airlines A330 will transport the government-purchased shipment, according to PAL spokesman Cielo Villaluna.

“PAL flight PR359 loaded with the Sinovac vaccines left Beijing Daxing International Airport at 2:45 p.m and is estimated to touch down the Naia at 7:02 p.m.,” Villaluna said.

She added the vaccines would be unloaded on the Naia Terminal 1, Bay 49.

The Beijing-manila vaccine flight team is manned by Chief Pilot Capt. Jerry Perlada, First Officer Vicente Uy Jr., First Officer Neil Alvin Pagsuguiron and Interpreter Stephanie Co-obiles.