Flights to Manila cancelled for at least a week – News of Bahrain- DT News

Flights to Manila cancelled for at least a week – News of Bahrain- DT News

Flights to Manila cancelled for at least a week. Travel to Manila has been put off for at least a week after the Philippine government announced yesterday the suspension of all inbound international commercial flights.. National carrier Gulf Air is currently operating one flight per week, every Saturday, to the Philippine capital.. The temporary suspension was issued because coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine facilities in Metro Manila, intended to accommodate Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returning to the country, are nearly full.. The Philippine government currently requires all OFWs flying home to undergo a 14-day quarantine period upon their arrival, and before being able to reunite with their families.. "As of today, there are already approximately 20,000 OFWs undergoing mandatory quarantine in Metro Manila.. The new flight restriction is only temporary and will be implemented for one week to give the government the opportunity to decongest the quarantine facilities.". According to reports, one of the last flights out of Manila yesterday, right after the suspension was announced, was a Gulf Air flight that landed earlier in the day carrying OFWs from Bahrain..