Manila Bulletin
PAL ferries Canadians back home
Philippine Airlines (PAL) operated three special flights to Canada on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, to repatriate some 936 Canadian citizens stranded in the Philippines due to the enhanced community quarantine.
These special flights departed from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 using two Boeing 777s and an Airbus 350.
PAL flight PR-118 departed for Toronto at 3:40 p.m., with other flights scheduled for Vancouver and Toronto later that evening.
The flights were arranged in coordination with the Canadian Embassy in Manila, which had previously coordinated sweeper flights to various Philippine cities to bring Canadians to Manila.
PAL President and COO Gilbert Santa Maria expressed appreciation to the crew for their service.
Recently, PAL also mounted sweeper flights for stranded British nationals and continues to operate all-cargo flights for medical supplies.
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