In order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, Manila Nino Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently issued a reminder of travel regulations in response to questions from people at home and abroad.
1. Passengers must wear masks when entering Manila Airport.
Passengers must wear masks when entering the airport. If you don't have a mask, you can buy a mask from the airport staff. Medical masks and washable masks will be sold at the airport, but the quantity is limited. In addition, the staff of Manila Airport will wear personal protective equipment according to the instructions of the Quarantine Bureau.
2. Passengers must undergo compulsory body temperature examination.
As in China, temperature detection is necessary. When passengers enter the airport building or nearby vehicles and checkpoints, they must undergo infrared temperature measuring gun to check their body temperature.
3. Passengers must abide by the rules of social distance.
Law of social distance (law of social distance)
Rules) apply to all queuing situations. Passengers implement a single-seat policy when waiting for the plane, that is, one seat is vacant in the middle. In order to keep people waiting in line at a safe social distance, Manila Airport has set up a yellow waiting line on the floor. In addition, all check-in counters and service desks in Manila Airport Terminal are equipped with disinfectants.
4. Passengers must undergo non-contact security check.
Manila International Airport currently uses X-ray equipment, portable scanners, portable metal detectors and other non-contact security instruments for inspection.
In the new standard travel guide of Manila Airport, security personnel will only take physical contact inspection in "abnormal or emergency situations".
Passengers can only enter the airport on the same day's ticket.
In order to limit the number of passengers, Manila Airport stipulates that only passengers with tickets for the same day can enter the terminal. At present, Manila airport officials have not mentioned how to arrange eve passengers who book late-night or early-morning flights.
Passengers must hold valid boarding documents, such as valid e-tickets and advance orders. Except for airport staff, people who don't board the plane are forbidden to enter the terminal.
6. Manila airport facilities will be disinfected regularly.
Manila airport facilities will be disinfected regularly. These include aviation bridge, baggage conveyor belt, check-in counter, entry and exit service desk, etc. And X-ray inspection equipment, luggage racks, examination tables, wheelchairs and other places that are often in contact. In addition to daily cleaning, toilets in Manila airport are equipped with hand sanitizer, disinfectant, hand dryer and toilet paper. You know, most public places in the Philippines are not equipped with paper towels.
7. People entering the airport need to pass through the disinfection pad.
Manila Airport Authority is equipped with disinfection pads at all entrances and exits of the airport. So as to disinfect passengers and airport personnel entering and leaving the airport. Disinfection pads can disinfect shoes and prevent viruses from invading.
8. Various information posters are posted everywhere at the airport.
Posters of COVID-19 prevention measures will be posted on the main location and information bulletin board of Manila Airport Terminal, and epidemic reports and other health-related guidelines will be released.
Passengers can also check the new normal travel guide and security measures of Manila Airport through the official social media page of Manila Airport.
9. Passengers must fill in the contact tracking form.
All arriving or departing passengers must fill in the electronic health declaration and passenger positioning form. Passengers are required to fill in information such as place of residence, contact information, possible disease symptoms, etc. Therefore, it is recommended that you arrive at the airport in advance and leave enough time to fill out these forms to prevent the boarding delay.
finally
Although the measures to strengthen community isolation have been lifted in most parts of the Philippines, the epidemic has not completely ended, and many areas have only changed from strengthening community isolation to general community isolation. Various checkpoints have not been removed, so if you want to go to the Philippines, you must abide by the local isolation and defense policy.
Those who were allowed to enter Nino Aquino International Airport in the Philippines reiterated that according to the existing guidelines and with the approval of the inter-agency working group, in the general community quarantine conducted in Manila, where the international airport is located, the passengers allowed to enter the Philippines are: Filipino citizens; Filipino spouses and their families among foreigners; Foreign diplomats.
Arrival agreement
Upon arrival, all passengers will receive RTPCRCovid.
19 testing was conducted by trained personnel of the quarantine bureau. While waiting for the test results, passengers must stay in isolation facilities designated by the government or isolation hotels approved by BOQ.
Hotel charges
At the same time, the accommodation expenses of quarantine hotels designated by the Philippine government shall be paid according to the following principles:
1 fee. Ofw (Filipino Overseas Workers) is undertaken by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration;
2. For seagoing ships, the expenses shall be borne by the shipping authority or the local manning agency;
All non-Filipino workers (Filipinos or foreigners) should pay for their own accommodation.
After the test
Passengers with positive test results will be transferred to designated hospitals for further medical management.
Travelers with negative test results will be allowed to leave and be isolated at home or in appropriate local monitoring facilities 14 days.
One-stop hotline
For more details about the new requirements and related matters, please contact the one-stop service hotline of the Philippine Power Government+639161019964.
Persons allowed to leave the Philippines
In addition, Nino Aquino International Airport also announced that the following persons are allowed to leave the Philippines: foreign citizens (holders of foreign passports); Permanent residents of the destination country; Overseas Filipino workers in destination countries; Filipino students with return visas.