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Local air carriers bat for increased accommodations for inbound passengers, nix cutdown on arrivals Published March 17, 2021 2:46pm By TED CORDERO, GMA News The Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP) raised concern over the recent government decision to suspend the entry of foreign nationals and returning overseas Filipinos who are non-OFWs into the country and to limit the number of inbound international passengers to 1,500 a day, as this could further hurt the already distr...

Local airlines call on the government to relax restrictions and promote domestic travel as firms seek a way out from gaping losses due to the COVID-19 crisis.

New international travel restrictions to further slow airline recovery Richmond Mercurio © STAR/File New international travel restrictions to further slow airline recovery MANILA, Philippines — New restrictions on international travel to address the potential spread of the new COVID-19 variant is expected to further slow down the pace of recovery of the airline industry, with local carriers having to depend mostly on the still restricted domestic air travel for survival. �...