By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Philippine Airlines (PAL) did another flight of mercy this Tuesday, transporting 290 stranded British nationals to London from Manila via special flight PR720. The flight, which the British Embassy in Manila arranged, used PAL's 370-seater Boeing 777 which took off at 12:52 p.m., April 7, from Manila's NAIA Terminal 2. For the return flight, PR721 will bring in stranded OFWs from London arranged in coordination with the Philippine Embassy. The British nationals have been stranded in Cebu, Siargao, Puerto Princesa and Tagbilaran since March 15 due to flight suspensions when the government locked down all public transportation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the scheduled departure of PR720, PAL sweeper flights departed from Cebu, Siargao, Puerto Princesa and Tagbi¬laran carrying the stranded Brit¬ons to Manila so they can catch the Manila-London flight. Of the 290 passengers, 98 were flown in from Cebu, 26 from Siargao, 31 from Puerto Princesa and 50 from Tagbilaran; 86 originated from Manila. Meanwhile, PAL also can¬celled all its domestic and international flights up to April 30, 2020, after the government extended its Luzon Community Quarantine by two weeks up to the end of this month. "The continued pause in our operations is in compliance with the Luzon Enhanced Community Quarantine, which the Philip¬pine Government has officially extended until April 30," the flag carrier said in its statement. "We are in the process of notifying affected passengers by e-mail." The current tickets of passengers booked on cancelled flights are safe and remain valid, PAL assured. "We intend to resume operations by May 1, 2020, if warranted by Philippine and international authorities, global public health conditions and the travel environment." PAL plans to operate a reduced number of weekly flights on most domestic routes, as well as on our international routes to Japan, the USA, Canada, Guam, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Macau and Saudi Arabia. The flag carrier will announce the list of operating flights and routes as soon as possible, in an updated advisory, once the details are finalized. However, PAL cautioned that these plans are highly subject to change.