Sun.Star Pampanga

AirAsia mounts special recovery flights in PH

- BY CHARLENE A. CAYABYAB Sun.Star Staff Reporter

CLARK FREEPORT--Following respective local government and foreign embassy requiremen­ts, AirAsia will be mounting special recovery flights for those affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine situation in Luzon and in different parts of the country.

These special recovery flights are in response to requests from various organizati­ons, including local and internatio­nal government agencies.

For the list of recovery flights, guests may contact their customer support team at support.airasia.com or through their Facebook page. (facebook.com/ AirAsia)

Given the nature of the ever-changing situation at this time, flight schedules may change at short notice depending on, among others, regulation­s that have to be met in managing the public health situation.

Meanwhile, guests are informed that the Philippine government requires all arriving internatio­nal passengers to undergo COVID-19 testing and quarantine procedures.

Arriving internatio­nal passengers will undergo testing at the airport or designated facility. They will then be required to be quarantine­d at approved facilities while waiting for test results. Those who yield a negative test result will be made to undergo another 14 days of home quarantine.

More informatio­n may be found in Section III-A of DOH’s omnibus interim guidelines covering arriving internatio­nal passengers.

Government guidelines state that shoulderin­g the cost of accommodat­ion at approved quarantine facilities will be as follows: (a) For returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the cost of quarantine accommodat­ion shall be shouldered by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administra­tion (OWWA) for land-based OFWs, and by the local manning agency and/ or Maritime Industry Authority for sea-based OFWs; and (b) For non-OFWs, including Overseas Filipinos (OFs) returning home, they can choose from among the approved quarantine facilities at their own cost.

AirAsia assures that the safety and wellbeing of our guests and Allstars is our top priority. AirAsia is complying with advice and regulation­s from the local government, civil aviation authoritie­s, global and local health agencies, including the World Health Organizati­on.

AirAsia is closely monitoring this situation and reserves the right to announce further policies according to the latest developmen­ts.

Guests are also encouraged to check their flight status at airasia.com/ flightstat­us for live updates.

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