Philippine Airlines to operate special flight from Dubai to Manila
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will deploy a special commercial flight from Dubai to Manila on Friday, August 6, a Dubai-based spokesperson for the national carrier confirmed to Gulf News.
The special service, dubbed Bayanihan flight, is part of the Philippine government’s temporary measure to bring home stranded Filipinos in the UAE due to the continued travel restrictions it imposed on 10 countries, including the UAE.
The PAL spokesperson earlier confirmed to Gulf News that regular commercial flights have been suspended until August 31. The Philippine government had first imposed restrictions on inbound travel from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman and the UAE on May 15 to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant.
