MANILA, Philippines — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) remains open for international flights, but travelers flying to Metro Manila once the community quarantine starts on March 15 will have to stay within the metropolis until the domestic travel restriction is lifted, a Palace official said. “Regarding international flights, flights from Metro Manila going to and coming from abroad will be allowed, subject to travel restrictions that are currently in place,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a press briefing in Malacañang. “Anyone flying in from abroad via NAIA will remain in Metro Manila until the domestic travel ban is lifted and again that begins on March 15,” Nograles said. President Duterte on Thursday approved the imposition of community quarantine in Metro Manila to prevent the spread and transmission of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The community quarantine will suspend land, domestic air, and domestic sea travel to and from Metro Manila from March 15, 2020 to April 14, 2020.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2020 05:03 UTC