PAL to deploy special flights for China-bound stranded passengers

Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on Thursday that it will deploy special flights on February 10 to assist stranded passengers affected by the government's temporary travel ban on China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Manila-Xiamen flight will depart at 7:30 a.m. and return from Xiamen at 11:05 a.m., using a 199-seater aircraft.

Priority will be given to stranded Chinese nationals, followed by other foreign nationals and Filipino citizens with Philippine permanent resident visas.