Local carriers suspend flights under MECQ

Local carriers – Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) and Air Asia, on Tuesday (August 4, 2020) canceled domestic flights to and from Manila for the next 14 days (August 4 to 18, 2020) after the government reverted to a more strict lockdown of the metropolis to curb the covid 19 pandemic. The state placed the NCR ( National Capital Region) under a Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine or MECQ, suspending all public transportation, compelling the airlines to suspend their commercial passenger operations until transport authorities lift restrictions. PAL cancelled all domestic flights to and from Manila (MNL) in the 14-day period. However, PAL’s domestic flights...