Emirates announces schedule of this month’s Dubai-Manila repatriation flights

Dubai carrier Emirates has announced it will operate special commercial flights in October, to provide additional capacity for Filipino citizens to travel from Dubai to Manila

The airline will be operating “Bayanihan” flights on EK332 to Manila on October 2, 5, 9, 16, 23, and 30 for those who meet eligibility requirements.

Only Filipino citizens currently in the UAE will be eligible to book seats on the special flights.

On arrival in the Philippines, the passengers will have to undergo a 10-day facility-based quarantine, with the date of arrival being the first day, followed by a four-day home-based quarantine.

The airline said that it would coordinate the allocations of quarantine facilities at designated hotels along with Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and/or the Department of Tourism (DOT).

Emirates has previously resumed scheduled passenger services to Manila, Clark and Cebu to all eligible travellers who are eligible. However, capacity restrictions apply, until further notice, as mandated by the authorities in the Philippines.

With the lifting of the ban on travellers from the UAE by the Philippines authorities, which took effect in September, the airline has resumed daily services to and from Manila, while five weekly flights to Clark and twice weekly flights to Cebu are available for Filipinos and foreign nationals to book.

From October 9 to 30, Emirates will operate eight flights weekly to and from Manila, with an additional flight on Saturdays, operating as EK334 and EK335.