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Cebu Pacific resumed its Manila-Hong Kong flights on April 1
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This is after the Hong Kong government lifted the ban on entry of passengers from nine countries, including the Philippines
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Only certain types of passengers will be allowed to board flights, including Overseas Filipino workers with Hong Kong work visa
- Non-Hong Kong residents will not be accepted on Manila-Hong Kong flights
Cebu Pacific has resumed its Manila-Hong Kong flights on April 1 after the Hong Kong government lifted the ban on entry of passengers from nine countries, including the Philippines.
Only the following passengers from Manila bound for Hong Kong will be allowed entry into Hong Kong: Hong Kong residents, holders of Hong Kong passport or British National (overseas) passport (with right of abode in Hong Kong), and individuals with Hong Kong Document of Identity.
Overseas Filipino workers with Hong Kong work visa are considered Hong Kong residents. Non-residents will not be accepted for the flight.
Passengers exempt from the entry restrictions are those travelling from Mainland China, Taiwan or Macau, and have not been to other countries/regions in the past 14 days; diplomatic/official passport holders (subject to prevailing visa requirements); spouse and children of Hong Kong residents; local government personnel performing official duties; passenger holding new entry visa to work, study, establish or join in any business, or take up residence in Hong Kong; and personnel approved by the Hong Kong government to carry out anti-epidemic work.
The Hong Kong government in January implemented a ban on incoming flights from eight countries—Australia, Britain, Canada, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and the United States—and tightened coronavirus restrictions after detecting cases of the Omicron variant. It added Nepal to the list in February. The flight ban was lifted starting April 1 as the country eased its anti-COVID-19 measures.
Cebu Pacific has been gradually resuming international and domestic flights as travel restrictions ease. The airline recently said it expects to hit 100% of its pre-pandemic domestic capacity in April after it ramped up its network with the easing of pandemic travel restrictions.
