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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced Friday, Feb. 18, that quarantine protocols have been further adjusted for flight and cabin crew members of all airlines who are returning to the Philippines, including those with layovers in the country.

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion expressed optimism that the government’s pandemic task force will see the wisdom in his proposal to ditch the quarantine requirement for returning Filipinos and visitors from North America.

The domestic airline industry easily lost P60 billion in 2020, but that is not enough to break any of the domestic airline firms although the government is strongly urged to increase their domestic flights and adopt a uniformed national health and safety protocols to reopen aviation safely, according to the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP).

With the resumption of international leisure travel and with travel agency operations again allowed to resume operations, the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) has renewed calls for airlines to fully refund P315.55 million in cancelled flights since March when the government-imposed travel restrictions.

The Department of Finance (DOF) said that local airlines have yet to submit the final loan plan to activate their P700 million financial support earmarked under the government’s economic stimulus programs.

President Duterte’s chief economic manger admitted yesterday that the government cannot provide the entire financial relief needed by the aviation industry to save domestic  airlines badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.